4 perl5db.pl - the perl debugger
8 perl -d your_Perl_script
12 C<perl5db.pl> is the perl debugger. It is loaded automatically by Perl when
13 you invoke a script with C<perl -d>. This documentation tries to outline the
14 structure and services provided by C<perl5db.pl>, and to describe how you
19 The debugger can look pretty forbidding to many Perl programmers. There are
20 a number of reasons for this, many stemming out of the debugger's history.
22 When the debugger was first written, Perl didn't have a lot of its nicer
23 features - no references, no lexical variables, no closures, no object-oriented
24 programming. So a lot of the things one would normally have done using such
25 features was done using global variables, globs and the C<local()> operator
28 Some of these have survived into the current debugger; a few of the more
29 interesting and still-useful idioms are noted in this section, along with notes
30 on the comments themselves.
32 =head2 Why not use more lexicals?
34 Experienced Perl programmers will note that the debugger code tends to use
35 mostly package globals rather than lexically-scoped variables. This is done
36 to allow a significant amount of control of the debugger from outside the
39 Unfortunately, though the variables are accessible, they're not well
40 documented, so it's generally been a decision that hasn't made a lot of
41 difference to most users. Where appropriate, comments have been added to
42 make variables more accessible and usable, with the understanding that these
43 I<are> debugger internals, and are therefore subject to change. Future
44 development should probably attempt to replace the globals with a well-defined
45 API, but for now, the variables are what we've got.
47 =head2 Automated variable stacking via C<local()>
49 As you may recall from reading C<perlfunc>, the C<local()> operator makes a
50 temporary copy of a variable in the current scope. When the scope ends, the
51 old copy is restored. This is often used in the debugger to handle the
52 automatic stacking of variables during recursive calls:
57 # Do some stuff, then ...
61 What happens is that on entry to the subroutine, C<$some_global> is localized,
62 then altered. When the subroutine returns, Perl automatically undoes the
63 localization, restoring the previous value. Voila, automatic stack management.
65 The debugger uses this trick a I<lot>. Of particular note is C<DB::eval>,
66 which lets the debugger get control inside of C<eval>'ed code. The debugger
67 localizes a saved copy of C<$@> inside the subroutine, which allows it to
68 keep C<$@> safe until it C<DB::eval> returns, at which point the previous
69 value of C<$@> is restored. This makes it simple (well, I<simpler>) to keep
70 track of C<$@> inside C<eval>s which C<eval> other C<eval's>.
72 In any case, watch for this pattern. It occurs fairly often.
76 This is used to cleverly reverse the sense of a logical test depending on
77 the value of an auxiliary variable. For instance, the debugger's C<S>
78 (search for subroutines by pattern) allows you to negate the pattern
81 # Find all non-'foo' subs:
84 Boolean algebra states that the truth table for XOR looks like this:
90 (! not present and no match) --> false, don't print
94 (! not present and matches) --> true, print
98 (! present and no match) --> true, print
102 (! present and matches) --> false, don't print
106 As you can see, the first pair applies when C<!> isn't supplied, and
107 the second pair applies when it is. The XOR simply allows us to
108 compact a more complicated if-then-elseif-else into a more elegant
109 (but perhaps overly clever) single test. After all, it needed this
112 =head2 FLAGS, FLAGS, FLAGS
114 There is a certain C programming legacy in the debugger. Some variables,
115 such as C<$single>, C<$trace>, and C<$frame>, have I<magical> values composed
116 of 1, 2, 4, etc. (powers of 2) OR'ed together. This allows several pieces
117 of state to be stored independently in a single scalar.
123 is checking to see if the appropriate bit is on. Since each bit can be
124 "addressed" independently in this way, C<$scalar> is acting sort of like
125 an array of bits. Obviously, since the contents of C<$scalar> are just a
126 bit-pattern, we can save and restore it easily (it will just look like
129 The problem, is of course, that this tends to leave magic numbers scattered
130 all over your program whenever a bit is set, cleared, or checked. So why do
137 First, doing an arithmetical or bitwise operation on a scalar is
138 just about the fastest thing you can do in Perl: C<use constant> actually
139 creates a subroutine call, and array and hash lookups are much slower. Is
140 this over-optimization at the expense of readability? Possibly, but the
141 debugger accesses these variables a I<lot>. Any rewrite of the code will
142 probably have to benchmark alternate implementations and see which is the
143 best balance of readability and speed, and then document how it actually
148 Second, it's very easy to serialize a scalar number. This is done in
149 the restart code; the debugger state variables are saved in C<%ENV> and then
150 restored when the debugger is restarted. Having them be just numbers makes
155 Third, some of these variables are being shared with the Perl core
156 smack in the middle of the interpreter's execution loop. It's much faster for
157 a C program (like the interpreter) to check a bit in a scalar than to access
158 several different variables (or a Perl array).
162 =head2 What are those C<XXX> comments for?
164 Any comment containing C<XXX> means that the comment is either somewhat
165 speculative - it's not exactly clear what a given variable or chunk of
166 code is doing, or that it is incomplete - the basics may be clear, but the
167 subtleties are not completely documented.
169 Send in a patch if you can clear up, fill out, or clarify an C<XXX>.
171 =head1 DATA STRUCTURES MAINTAINED BY CORE
173 There are a number of special data structures provided to the debugger by
174 the Perl interpreter.
176 The array C<@{$main::{'_<'.$filename}}> (aliased locally to C<@dbline>
177 via glob assignment) contains the text from C<$filename>, with each
178 element corresponding to a single line of C<$filename>. Additionally,
179 breakable lines will be dualvars with the numeric component being the
180 memory address of a COP node. Non-breakable lines are dualvar to 0.
182 The hash C<%{'_<'.$filename}> (aliased locally to C<%dbline> via glob
183 assignment) contains breakpoints and actions. The keys are line numbers;
184 you can set individual values, but not the whole hash. The Perl interpreter
185 uses this hash to determine where breakpoints have been set. Any true value is
186 considered to be a breakpoint; C<perl5db.pl> uses C<$break_condition\0$action>.
187 Values are magical in numeric context: 1 if the line is breakable, 0 if not.
189 The scalar C<${"_<$filename"}> simply contains the string C<$filename>.
190 This is also the case for evaluated strings that contain subroutines, or
191 which are currently being executed. The $filename for C<eval>ed strings looks
194 =head1 DEBUGGER STARTUP
196 When C<perl5db.pl> starts, it reads an rcfile (C<perl5db.ini> for
197 non-interactive sessions, C<.perldb> for interactive ones) that can set a number
198 of options. In addition, this file may define a subroutine C<&afterinit>
199 that will be executed (in the debugger's context) after the debugger has
202 Next, it checks the C<PERLDB_OPTS> environment variable and treats its
203 contents as the argument of a C<o> command in the debugger.
205 =head2 STARTUP-ONLY OPTIONS
207 The following options can only be specified at startup.
208 To set them in your rcfile, add a call to
209 C<&parse_options("optionName=new_value")>.
215 the TTY to use for debugging i/o.
219 if set, goes in NonStop mode. On interrupt, if TTY is not set,
220 uses the value of noTTY or F<$HOME/.perldbtty$$> to find TTY using
221 Term::Rendezvous. Current variant is to have the name of TTY in this
226 if false, a dummy ReadLine is used, so you can debug
227 ReadLine applications.
231 if true, no i/o is performed until interrupt.
235 file or pipe to print line number info to. If it is a
236 pipe, a short "emacs like" message is used.
240 host:port to connect to on remote host for remote debugging.
244 file to store session history to. There is no default and so no
245 history file is written unless this variable is explicitly set.
249 number of commands to store to the file specified in C<HistFile>.
256 &parse_options("NonStop=1 LineInfo=db.out");
257 sub afterinit { $trace = 1; }
259 The script will run without human intervention, putting trace
260 information into C<db.out>. (If you interrupt it, you had better
261 reset C<LineInfo> to something I<interactive>!)
263 =head1 INTERNALS DESCRIPTION
265 =head2 DEBUGGER INTERFACE VARIABLES
267 Perl supplies the values for C<%sub>. It effectively inserts
268 a C<&DB::DB();> in front of each place that can have a
269 breakpoint. At each subroutine call, it calls C<&DB::sub> with
270 C<$DB::sub> set to the called subroutine. It also inserts a C<BEGIN
271 {require 'perl5db.pl'}> before the first line.
273 After each C<require>d file is compiled, but before it is executed, a
274 call to C<&DB::postponed($main::{'_<'.$filename})> is done. C<$filename>
275 is the expanded name of the C<require>d file (as found via C<%INC>).
277 =head3 IMPORTANT INTERNAL VARIABLES
281 Used to control when the debugger will attempt to acquire another TTY to be
286 =item * 1 - on C<fork()>
288 =item * 2 - debugger is started inside debugger
290 =item * 4 - on startup
296 The value -2 indicates that no return value should be printed.
297 Any other positive value causes C<DB::sub> to print return values.
301 The item to be eval'ed by C<DB::eval>. Used to prevent messing with the current
302 contents of C<@_> when C<DB::eval> is called.
306 Determines what messages (if any) will get printed when a subroutine (or eval)
307 is entered or exited.
311 =item * 0 - No enter/exit messages
313 =item * 1 - Print I<entering> messages on subroutine entry
315 =item * 2 - Adds exit messages on subroutine exit. If no other flag is on, acts like 1+2.
317 =item * 4 - Extended messages: C<< <in|out> I<context>=I<fully-qualified sub name> from I<file>:I<line> >>. If no other flag is on, acts like 1+4.
319 =item * 8 - Adds parameter information to messages, and overloaded stringify and tied FETCH is enabled on the printed arguments. Ignored if C<4> is not on.
321 =item * 16 - Adds C<I<context> return from I<subname>: I<value>> messages on subroutine/eval exit. Ignored if C<4> is not on.
325 To get everything, use C<$frame=30> (or C<o f=30> as a debugger command).
326 The debugger internally juggles the value of C<$frame> during execution to
327 protect external modules that the debugger uses from getting traced.
331 Tracks current debugger nesting level. Used to figure out how many
332 C<E<lt>E<gt>> pairs to surround the line number with when the debugger
333 outputs a prompt. Also used to help determine if the program has finished
334 during command parsing.
336 =head4 C<$onetimeDump>
338 Controls what (if anything) C<DB::eval()> will print after evaluating an
343 =item * C<undef> - don't print anything
345 =item * C<dump> - use C<dumpvar.pl> to display the value returned
347 =item * C<methods> - print the methods callable on the first item returned
351 =head4 C<$onetimeDumpDepth>
353 Controls how far down C<dumpvar.pl> will go before printing C<...> while
354 dumping a structure. Numeric. If C<undef>, print all levels.
358 Used to track whether or not an C<INT> signal has been detected. C<DB::DB()>,
359 which is called before every statement, checks this and puts the user into
360 command mode if it finds C<$signal> set to a true value.
364 Controls behavior during single-stepping. Stacked in C<@stack> on entry to
365 each subroutine; popped again at the end of each subroutine.
369 =item * 0 - run continuously.
371 =item * 1 - single-step, go into subs. The C<s> command.
373 =item * 2 - single-step, don't go into subs. The C<n> command.
375 =item * 4 - print current sub depth (turned on to force this when C<too much
382 Controls the output of trace information.
386 =item * 1 - The C<t> command was entered to turn on tracing (every line executed is printed)
388 =item * 2 - watch expressions are active
390 =item * 4 - user defined a C<watchfunction()> in C<afterinit()>
394 =head4 C<$slave_editor>
396 1 if C<LINEINFO> was directed to a pipe; 0 otherwise.
400 Stack of filehandles that C<DB::readline()> will read commands from.
401 Manipulated by the debugger's C<source> command and C<DB::readline()> itself.
405 Local alias to the magical line array, C<@{$main::{'_<'.$filename}}> ,
406 supplied by the Perl interpreter to the debugger. Contains the source.
410 Previous values of watch expressions. First set when the expression is
411 entered; reset whenever the watch expression changes.
415 Saves important globals (C<$@>, C<$!>, C<$^E>, C<$,>, C<$/>, C<$\>, C<$^W>)
416 so that the debugger can substitute safe values while it's running, and
417 restore them when it returns control.
421 Saves the current value of C<$single> on entry to a subroutine.
422 Manipulated by the C<c> command to turn off tracing in all subs above the
427 The 'watch' expressions: to be evaluated before each line is executed.
431 The typeahead buffer, used by C<DB::readline>.
435 Command aliases. Stored as character strings to be substituted for a command
438 =head4 C<%break_on_load>
440 Keys are file names, values are 1 (break when this file is loaded) or undef
441 (don't break when it is loaded).
445 Keys are line numbers, values are C<condition\0action>. If used in numeric
446 context, values are 0 if not breakable, 1 if breakable, no matter what is
447 in the actual hash entry.
449 =head4 C<%had_breakpoints>
451 Keys are file names; values are bitfields:
455 =item * 1 - file has a breakpoint in it.
457 =item * 2 - file has an action in it.
461 A zero or undefined value means this file has neither.
465 Stores the debugger options. These are character string values.
469 Saves breakpoints for code that hasn't been compiled yet.
470 Keys are subroutine names, values are:
474 =item * C<compile> - break when this sub is compiled
476 =item * C<< break +0 if <condition> >> - break (conditionally) at the start of this routine. The condition will be '1' if no condition was specified.
480 =head4 C<%postponed_file>
482 This hash keeps track of breakpoints that need to be set for files that have
483 not yet been compiled. Keys are filenames; values are references to hashes.
484 Each of these hashes is keyed by line number, and its values are breakpoint
485 definitions (C<condition\0action>).
487 =head1 DEBUGGER INITIALIZATION
489 The debugger's initialization actually jumps all over the place inside this
490 package. This is because there are several BEGIN blocks (which of course
491 execute immediately) spread through the code. Why is that?
493 The debugger needs to be able to change some things and set some things up
494 before the debugger code is compiled; most notably, the C<$deep> variable that
495 C<DB::sub> uses to tell when a program has recursed deeply. In addition, the
496 debugger has to turn off warnings while the debugger code is compiled, but then
497 restore them to their original setting before the program being debugged begins
500 The first C<BEGIN> block simply turns off warnings by saving the current
501 setting of C<$^W> and then setting it to zero. The second one initializes
502 the debugger variables that are needed before the debugger begins executing.
503 The third one puts C<$^X> back to its former value.
505 We'll detail the second C<BEGIN> block later; just remember that if you need
506 to initialize something before the debugger starts really executing, that's
519 BEGIN {eval 'use IO::Handle'}; # Needed for flush only? breaks under miniperl
523 $^V =~ /^v(\d+\.\d+)/;
524 feature->import(":$1");
525 $_initial_cwd = Cwd::getcwd();
528 # Debugger for Perl 5.00x; perl5db.pl patch level:
529 use vars qw($VERSION $header);
531 # bump to X.XX in blead, only use X.XX_XX in maint
534 $header = "perl5db.pl version $VERSION";
536 =head1 DEBUGGER ROUTINES
540 This function replaces straight C<eval()> inside the debugger; it simplifies
541 the process of evaluating code in the user's context.
543 The code to be evaluated is passed via the package global variable
544 C<$DB::evalarg>; this is done to avoid fiddling with the contents of C<@_>.
546 Before we do the C<eval()>, we preserve the current settings of C<$trace>,
547 C<$single>, C<$^D> and C<$usercontext>. The latter contains the
548 preserved values of C<$@>, C<$!>, C<$^E>, C<$,>, C<$/>, C<$\>, C<$^W> and the
549 user's current package, grabbed when C<DB::DB> got control. This causes the
550 proper context to be used when the eval is actually done. Afterward, we
551 restore C<$trace>, C<$single>, and C<$^D>.
553 Next we need to handle C<$@> without getting confused. We save C<$@> in a
554 local lexical, localize C<$saved[0]> (which is where C<save()> will put
555 C<$@>), and then call C<save()> to capture C<$@>, C<$!>, C<$^E>, C<$,>,
556 C<$/>, C<$\>, and C<$^W>) and set C<$,>, C<$/>, C<$\>, and C<$^W> to values
557 considered sane by the debugger. If there was an C<eval()> error, we print
558 it on the debugger's output. If C<$onetimedump> is defined, we call
559 C<dumpit> if it's set to 'dump', or C<methods> if it's set to
560 'methods'. Setting it to something else causes the debugger to do the eval
561 but not print the result - handy if you want to do something else with it
562 (the "watch expressions" code does this to get the value of the watch
563 expression but not show it unless it matters).
565 In any case, we then return the list of output from C<eval> to the caller,
566 and unwinding restores the former version of C<$@> in C<@saved> as well
567 (the localization of C<$saved[0]> goes away at the end of this scope).
569 =head3 Parameters and variables influencing execution of DB::eval()
571 C<DB::eval> isn't parameterized in the standard way; this is to keep the
572 debugger's calls to C<DB::eval()> from mucking with C<@_>, among other things.
573 The variables listed below influence C<DB::eval()>'s execution directly.
577 =item C<$evalarg> - the thing to actually be eval'ed
579 =item C<$trace> - Current state of execution tracing
581 =item C<$single> - Current state of single-stepping
583 =item C<$onetimeDump> - what is to be displayed after the evaluation
585 =item C<$onetimeDumpDepth> - how deep C<dumpit()> should go when dumping results
589 The following variables are altered by C<DB::eval()> during its execution. They
590 are "stacked" via C<local()>, enabling recursive calls to C<DB::eval()>.
594 =item C<@res> - used to capture output from actual C<eval>.
596 =item C<$otrace> - saved value of C<$trace>.
598 =item C<$osingle> - saved value of C<$single>.
600 =item C<$od> - saved value of C<$^D>.
602 =item C<$saved[0]> - saved value of C<$@>.
604 =item $\ - for output of C<$@> if there is an evaluation error.
608 =head3 The problem of lexicals
610 The context of C<DB::eval()> presents us with some problems. Obviously,
611 we want to be 'sandboxed' away from the debugger's internals when we do
612 the eval, but we need some way to control how punctuation variables and
613 debugger globals are used.
615 We can't use local, because the code inside C<DB::eval> can see localized
616 variables; and we can't use C<my> either for the same reason. The code
617 in this routine compromises and uses C<my>.
619 After this routine is over, we don't have user code executing in the debugger's
620 context, so we can use C<my> freely.
624 ############################################## Begin lexical danger zone
626 # 'my' variables used here could leak into (that is, be visible in)
627 # the context that the code being evaluated is executing in. This means that
628 # the code could modify the debugger's variables.
630 # Fiddling with the debugger's context could be Bad. We insulate things as
695 # Used to save @ARGV and extract any debugger-related flags.
698 # Used to prevent multiple entries to diesignal()
699 # (if for instance diesignal() itself dies)
702 # Used to prevent the debugger from running nonstop
706 sub _calc_usercontext {
709 # Cancel strict completely for the evaluated code, so the code
710 # the user evaluates won't be affected by it. (Shlomi Fish)
711 return 'no strict; ($@, $!, $^E, $,, $/, $\, $^W) = @DB::saved;'
712 . "package $package;"; # this won't let them modify, alas
717 # 'my' would make it visible from user code
718 # but so does local! --tchrist
719 # Remember: this localizes @DB::res, not @main::res.
723 # Try to keep the user code from messing with us. Save these so that
724 # even if the eval'ed code changes them, we can put them back again.
725 # Needed because the user could refer directly to the debugger's
726 # package globals (and any 'my' variables in this containing scope)
727 # inside the eval(), and we want to try to stay safe.
728 local $otrace = $trace;
729 local $osingle = $single;
732 # Untaint the incoming eval() argument.
733 { ($evalarg) = $evalarg =~ /(.*)/s; }
735 # $usercontext built in DB::DB near the comment
736 # "set up the context for DB::eval ..."
737 # Evaluate and save any results.
738 @res = eval "$usercontext $evalarg;\n"; # '\n' for nice recursive debug
740 # Restore those old values.
746 # Save the current value of $@, and preserve it in the debugger's copy
747 # of the saved precious globals.
750 # Since we're only saving $@, we only have to localize the array element
751 # that it will be stored in.
752 local $saved[0]; # Preserve the old value of $@
755 # Now see whether we need to report an error back to the user.
761 # Display as required by the caller. $onetimeDump and $onetimedumpDepth
762 # are package globals.
763 elsif ($onetimeDump) {
764 if ( $onetimeDump eq 'dump' ) {
765 local $option{dumpDepth} = $onetimedumpDepth
766 if defined $onetimedumpDepth;
767 dumpit( $OUT, \@res );
769 elsif ( $onetimeDump eq 'methods' ) {
772 } ## end elsif ($onetimeDump)
776 ############################################## End lexical danger zone
778 # After this point it is safe to introduce lexicals.
779 # The code being debugged will be executing in its own context, and
780 # can't see the inside of the debugger.
782 # However, one should not overdo it: leave as much control from outside as
783 # possible. If you make something a lexical, it's not going to be addressable
784 # from outside the debugger even if you know its name.
786 # This file is automatically included if you do perl -d.
787 # It's probably not useful to include this yourself.
789 # Before venturing further into these twisty passages, it is
790 # wise to read the perldebguts man page or risk the ire of dragons.
792 # (It should be noted that perldebguts will tell you a lot about
793 # the underlying mechanics of how the debugger interfaces into the
794 # Perl interpreter, but not a lot about the debugger itself. The new
795 # comments in this code try to address this problem.)
797 # Note that no subroutine call is possible until &DB::sub is defined
798 # (for subroutines defined outside of the package DB). In fact the same is
799 # true if $deep is not defined.
801 # Enhanced by ilya@math.ohio-state.edu (Ilya Zakharevich)
803 # modified Perl debugger, to be run from Emacs in perldb-mode
804 # Ray Lischner (uunet!mntgfx!lisch) as of 5 Nov 1990
805 # Johan Vromans -- upgrade to 4.0 pl 10
806 # Ilya Zakharevich -- patches after 5.001 (and some before ;-)
807 ########################################################################
809 =head1 DEBUGGER INITIALIZATION
811 The debugger starts up in phases.
815 First, it initializes the environment it wants to run in: turning off
816 warnings during its own compilation, defining variables which it will need
817 to avoid warnings later, setting itself up to not exit when the program
818 terminates, and defaulting to printing return values for the C<r> command.
822 # Needed for the statement after exec():
824 # This BEGIN block is simply used to switch off warnings during debugger
825 # compilation. Probably it would be better practice to fix the warnings,
826 # but this is how it's done at the moment.
831 } # Switch compilation warnings off until another BEGIN.
833 local ($^W) = 0; # Switch run-time warnings off during init.
835 =head2 THREADS SUPPORT
837 If we are running under a threaded Perl, we require threads and threads::shared
838 if the environment variable C<PERL5DB_THREADED> is set, to enable proper
839 threaded debugger control. C<-dt> can also be used to set this.
841 Each new thread will be announced and the debugger prompt will always inform
842 you of each new thread created. It will also indicate the thread id in which
843 we are currently running within the prompt like this:
847 Where C<[tid]> is an integer thread id and C<$i> is the familiar debugger
848 command prompt. The prompt will show: C<[0]> when running under threads, but
849 not actually in a thread. C<[tid]> is consistent with C<gdb> usage.
851 While running under threads, when you set or delete a breakpoint (etc.), this
852 will apply to all threads, not just the currently running one. When you are
853 in a currently executing thread, you will stay there until it completes. With
854 the current implementation it is not currently possible to hop from one thread
857 The C<e> and C<E> commands are currently fairly minimal - see C<h e> and C<h E>.
859 Note that threading support was built into the debugger as of Perl version
860 C<5.8.6> and debugger version C<1.2.8>.
865 # ensure we can share our non-threaded variables or no-op
866 if ($ENV{PERL5DB_THREADED}) {
868 require threads::shared;
869 import threads::shared qw(share);
873 print "Threads support enabled\n";
876 *share = sub(\[$@%]) {};
880 # These variables control the execution of 'dumpvar.pl'.
895 # used to control die() reporting in diesignal()
898 use vars qw($CarpLevel);
901 # without threads, $filename is not defined until DB::DB is called
902 share($main::{'_<'.$filename}) if defined $filename;
904 # Command-line + PERLLIB:
905 # Save the contents of @INC before they are modified elsewhere.
908 # This was an attempt to clear out the previous values of various
909 # trapped errors. Apparently it didn't help. XXX More info needed!
910 # $prevwarn = $prevdie = $prevbus = $prevsegv = ''; # Does not help?!
912 # We set these variables to safe values. We don't want to blindly turn
913 # off warnings, because other packages may still want them.
914 $trace = $signal = $single = 0; # Uninitialized warning suppression
915 # (local $^W cannot help - other packages!).
917 # Default to not exiting when program finishes; print the return
918 # value when the 'r' command is used to return from a subroutine.
919 $inhibit_exit = $option{PrintRet} = 1;
921 use vars qw($trace_to_depth);
923 # Default to 1E9 so it won't be limited to a certain recursion depth.
924 $trace_to_depth = 1E9;
926 =head1 OPTION PROCESSING
928 The debugger's options are actually spread out over the debugger itself and
929 C<dumpvar.pl>; some of these are variables to be set, while others are
930 subs to be called with a value. To try to make this a little easier to
931 manage, the debugger uses a few data structures to define what options
932 are legal and how they are to be processed.
934 First, the C<@options> array defines the I<names> of all the options that
940 CommandSet HistFile HistSize
941 hashDepth arrayDepth dumpDepth
942 DumpDBFiles DumpPackages DumpReused
943 compactDump veryCompact quote
944 HighBit undefPrint globPrint
945 PrintRet UsageOnly frame
947 ReadLine NonStop LineInfo
948 maxTraceLen recallCommand ShellBang
949 pager tkRunning ornaments
950 signalLevel warnLevel dieLevel
951 inhibit_exit ImmediateStop bareStringify
952 CreateTTY RemotePort windowSize
956 @RememberOnROptions = qw(DollarCaretP);
960 Second, C<optionVars> lists the variables that each option uses to save its
965 use vars qw(%optionVars);
968 hashDepth => \$dumpvar::hashDepth,
969 arrayDepth => \$dumpvar::arrayDepth,
970 CommandSet => \$CommandSet,
971 DumpDBFiles => \$dumpvar::dumpDBFiles,
972 DumpPackages => \$dumpvar::dumpPackages,
973 DumpReused => \$dumpvar::dumpReused,
974 HighBit => \$dumpvar::quoteHighBit,
975 undefPrint => \$dumpvar::printUndef,
976 globPrint => \$dumpvar::globPrint,
977 UsageOnly => \$dumpvar::usageOnly,
978 CreateTTY => \$CreateTTY,
979 bareStringify => \$dumpvar::bareStringify,
981 AutoTrace => \$trace,
982 inhibit_exit => \$inhibit_exit,
983 maxTraceLen => \$maxtrace,
984 ImmediateStop => \$ImmediateStop,
985 RemotePort => \$remoteport,
986 windowSize => \$window,
987 HistFile => \$histfile,
988 HistSize => \$histsize,
993 Third, C<%optionAction> defines the subroutine to be called to process each
998 use vars qw(%optionAction);
1001 compactDump => \&dumpvar::compactDump,
1002 veryCompact => \&dumpvar::veryCompact,
1003 quote => \&dumpvar::quote,
1006 ReadLine => \&ReadLine,
1007 NonStop => \&NonStop,
1008 LineInfo => \&LineInfo,
1009 recallCommand => \&recallCommand,
1010 ShellBang => \&shellBang,
1012 signalLevel => \&signalLevel,
1013 warnLevel => \&warnLevel,
1014 dieLevel => \&dieLevel,
1015 tkRunning => \&tkRunning,
1016 ornaments => \&ornaments,
1017 RemotePort => \&RemotePort,
1018 DollarCaretP => \&DollarCaretP,
1023 Last, the C<%optionRequire> notes modules that must be C<require>d if an
1028 # Note that this list is not complete: several options not listed here
1029 # actually require that dumpvar.pl be loaded for them to work, but are
1030 # not in the table. A subsequent patch will correct this problem; for
1031 # the moment, we're just recommenting, and we are NOT going to change
1033 use vars qw(%optionRequire);
1036 compactDump => 'dumpvar.pl',
1037 veryCompact => 'dumpvar.pl',
1038 quote => 'dumpvar.pl',
1043 There are a number of initialization-related variables which can be set
1044 by putting code to set them in a BEGIN block in the C<PERL5DB> environment
1045 variable. These are:
1049 =item C<$rl> - readline control XXX needs more explanation
1051 =item C<$warnLevel> - whether or not debugger takes over warning handling
1053 =item C<$dieLevel> - whether or not debugger takes over die handling
1055 =item C<$signalLevel> - whether or not debugger takes over signal handling
1057 =item C<$pre> - preprompt actions (array reference)
1059 =item C<$post> - postprompt actions (array reference)
1063 =item C<$CreateTTY> - whether or not to create a new TTY for this debugger
1065 =item C<$CommandSet> - which command set to use (defaults to new, documented set)
1071 # These guys may be defined in $ENV{PERL5DB} :
1072 $rl = 1 unless defined $rl;
1073 $warnLevel = 1 unless defined $warnLevel;
1074 $dieLevel = 1 unless defined $dieLevel;
1075 $signalLevel = 1 unless defined $signalLevel;
1076 $pre = [] unless defined $pre;
1077 $post = [] unless defined $post;
1078 $pretype = [] unless defined $pretype;
1079 $CreateTTY = 3 unless defined $CreateTTY;
1080 $CommandSet = '580' unless defined $CommandSet;
1085 share($signalLevel);
1095 The default C<die>, C<warn>, and C<signal> handlers are set up.
1099 warnLevel($warnLevel);
1100 dieLevel($dieLevel);
1101 signalLevel($signalLevel);
1105 The pager to be used is needed next. We try to get it from the
1106 environment first. If it's not defined there, we try to find it in
1107 the Perl C<Config.pm>. If it's not there, we default to C<more>. We
1108 then call the C<pager()> function to save the pager name.
1112 # This routine makes sure $pager is set up so that '|' can use it.
1115 # If PAGER is defined in the environment, use it.
1119 # If not, see if Config.pm defines it.
1120 : eval { require Config }
1121 && defined $Config::Config{pager}
1122 ? $Config::Config{pager}
1124 # If not, fall back to 'more'.
1127 unless defined $pager;
1131 We set up the command to be used to access the man pages, the command
1132 recall character (C<!> unless otherwise defined) and the shell escape
1133 character (C<!> unless otherwise defined). Yes, these do conflict, and
1134 neither works in the debugger at the moment.
1140 # Set up defaults for command recall and shell escape (note:
1141 # these currently don't work in linemode debugging).
1142 recallCommand("!") unless defined $prc;
1143 shellBang("!") unless defined $psh;
1147 We then set up the gigantic string containing the debugger help.
1148 We also set the limit on the number of arguments we'll display during a
1155 # If we didn't get a default for the length of eval/stack trace args,
1157 $maxtrace = 400 unless defined $maxtrace;
1159 =head2 SETTING UP THE DEBUGGER GREETING
1161 The debugger I<greeting> helps to inform the user how many debuggers are
1162 running, and whether the current debugger is the primary or a child.
1164 If we are the primary, we just hang onto our pid so we'll have it when
1165 or if we start a child debugger. If we are a child, we'll set things up
1166 so we'll have a unique greeting and so the parent will give us our own
1169 We save the current contents of the C<PERLDB_PIDS> environment variable
1170 because we mess around with it. We'll also need to hang onto it because
1171 we'll need it if we restart.
1173 Child debuggers make a label out of the current PID structure recorded in
1174 PERLDB_PIDS plus the new PID. They also mark themselves as not having a TTY
1175 yet so the parent will give them one later via C<resetterm()>.
1179 # Save the current contents of the environment; we're about to
1180 # much with it. We'll need this if we have to restart.
1181 use vars qw($ini_pids);
1182 $ini_pids = $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS};
1184 use vars qw ($pids $term_pid);
1186 if ( defined $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS} ) {
1188 # We're a child. Make us a label out of the current PID structure
1189 # recorded in PERLDB_PIDS plus our (new) PID. Mark us as not having
1190 # a term yet so the parent will give us one later via resetterm().
1192 my $env_pids = $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS};
1193 $pids = "[$env_pids]";
1195 # Unless we are on OpenVMS, all programs under the DCL shell run under
1198 if (($^O eq 'VMS') && ($env_pids =~ /\b$$\b/)) {
1202 $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS} .= "->$$";
1206 } ## end if (defined $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS...
1209 # We're the parent PID. Initialize PERLDB_PID in case we end up with a
1210 # child debugger, and mark us as the parent, so we'll know to set up
1211 # more TTY's is we have to.
1212 $ENV{PERLDB_PIDS} = "$$";
1217 use vars qw($pidprompt);
1220 # Sets up $emacs as a synonym for $slave_editor.
1221 our ($slave_editor);
1222 *emacs = $slave_editor if $slave_editor; # May be used in afterinit()...
1224 =head2 READING THE RC FILE
1226 The debugger will read a file of initialization options if supplied. If
1227 running interactively, this is C<.perldb>; if not, it's C<perldb.ini>.
1231 # As noted, this test really doesn't check accurately that the debugger
1232 # is running at a terminal or not.
1234 use vars qw($rcfile);
1236 my $dev_tty = (($^O eq 'VMS') ? 'TT:' : '/dev/tty');
1237 # this is the wrong metric!
1238 $rcfile = ((-e $dev_tty) ? ".perldb" : "perldb.ini");
1243 The debugger does a safety test of the file to be read. It must be owned
1244 either by the current user or root, and must only be writable by the owner.
1248 # This wraps a safety test around "do" to read and evaluate the init file.
1250 # This isn't really safe, because there's a race
1251 # between checking and opening. The solution is to
1252 # open and fstat the handle, but then you have to read and
1253 # eval the contents. But then the silly thing gets
1254 # your lexical scope, which is unfortunate at best.
1258 # Just exactly what part of the word "CORE::" don't you understand?
1259 local $SIG{__WARN__};
1260 local $SIG{__DIE__};
1262 unless ( is_safe_file($file) ) {
1263 CORE::warn <<EO_GRIPE;
1264 perldb: Must not source insecure rcfile $file.
1265 You or the superuser must be the owner, and it must not
1266 be writable by anyone but its owner.
1269 } ## end unless (is_safe_file($file...
1272 CORE::warn("perldb: couldn't parse $file: $@") if $@;
1273 } ## end sub safe_do
1275 # This is the safety test itself.
1277 # Verifies that owner is either real user or superuser and that no
1278 # one but owner may write to it. This function is of limited use
1279 # when called on a path instead of upon a handle, because there are
1280 # no guarantees that filename (by dirent) whose file (by ino) is
1281 # eventually accessed is the same as the one tested.
1282 # Assumes that the file's existence is not in doubt.
1285 stat($path) || return; # mysteriously vaporized
1286 my ( $dev, $ino, $mode, $nlink, $uid, $gid ) = stat(_);
1288 return 0 if $uid != 0 && $uid != $<;
1289 return 0 if $mode & 022;
1291 } ## end sub is_safe_file
1293 # If the rcfile (whichever one we decided was the right one to read)
1294 # exists, we safely do it.
1296 safe_do("./$rcfile");
1299 # If there isn't one here, try the user's home directory.
1300 elsif ( defined $ENV{HOME} && -f "$ENV{HOME}/$rcfile" ) {
1301 safe_do("$ENV{HOME}/$rcfile");
1304 # Else try the login directory.
1305 elsif ( defined $ENV{LOGDIR} && -f "$ENV{LOGDIR}/$rcfile" ) {
1306 safe_do("$ENV{LOGDIR}/$rcfile");
1309 # If the PERLDB_OPTS variable has options in it, parse those out next.
1310 if ( defined $ENV{PERLDB_OPTS} ) {
1311 parse_options( $ENV{PERLDB_OPTS} );
1316 The last thing we do during initialization is determine which subroutine is
1317 to be used to obtain a new terminal when a new debugger is started. Right now,
1318 the debugger only handles TCP sockets, X11, OS/2, amd Mac OS X
1323 # Set up the get_fork_TTY subroutine to be aliased to the proper routine.
1324 # Works if you're running an xterm or xterm-like window, or you're on
1325 # OS/2, or on Mac OS X. This may need some expansion.
1327 if (not defined &get_fork_TTY) # only if no routine exists
1329 if ( defined $remoteport ) {
1330 # Expect an inetd-like server
1331 *get_fork_TTY = \&socket_get_fork_TTY; # to listen to us
1333 elsif (defined $ENV{TERM} # If we know what kind
1334 # of terminal this is,
1335 and $ENV{TERM} eq 'xterm' # and it's an xterm,
1336 and defined $ENV{DISPLAY} # and what display it's on,
1339 *get_fork_TTY = \&xterm_get_fork_TTY; # use the xterm version
1341 elsif ( $ENV{TMUX} ) {
1342 *get_fork_TTY = \&tmux_get_fork_TTY;
1344 elsif ( $^O eq 'os2' ) { # If this is OS/2,
1345 *get_fork_TTY = \&os2_get_fork_TTY; # use the OS/2 version
1347 elsif ( $^O eq 'darwin' # If this is Mac OS X
1348 and defined $ENV{TERM_PROGRAM} # and we're running inside
1349 and $ENV{TERM_PROGRAM}
1350 eq 'Apple_Terminal' # Terminal.app
1353 *get_fork_TTY = \&macosx_get_fork_TTY; # use the Mac OS X version
1355 } ## end if (not defined &get_fork_TTY...
1357 # untaint $^O, which may have been tainted by the last statement.
1358 # see bug [perl #24674]
1362 # Here begin the unreadable code. It needs fixing.
1364 =head2 RESTART PROCESSING
1366 This section handles the restart command. When the C<R> command is invoked, it
1367 tries to capture all of the state it can into environment variables, and
1368 then sets C<PERLDB_RESTART>. When we start executing again, we check to see
1369 if C<PERLDB_RESTART> is there; if so, we reload all the information that
1370 the R command stuffed into the environment variables.
1372 PERLDB_RESTART - flag only, contains no restart data itself.
1373 PERLDB_HIST - command history, if it's available
1374 PERLDB_ON_LOAD - breakpoints set by the rc file
1375 PERLDB_POSTPONE - subs that have been loaded/not executed,
1377 PERLDB_VISITED - files that had breakpoints
1378 PERLDB_FILE_... - breakpoints for a file
1379 PERLDB_OPT - active options
1380 PERLDB_INC - the original @INC
1381 PERLDB_PRETYPE - preprompt debugger actions
1382 PERLDB_PRE - preprompt Perl code
1383 PERLDB_POST - post-prompt Perl code
1384 PERLDB_TYPEAHEAD - typeahead captured by readline()
1386 We chug through all these variables and plug the values saved in them
1387 back into the appropriate spots in the debugger.
1391 use vars qw(%postponed_file @typeahead);
1393 our (@hist, @truehist);
1395 sub _restore_shared_globals_after_restart
1397 @hist = get_list('PERLDB_HIST');
1398 %break_on_load = get_list("PERLDB_ON_LOAD");
1399 %postponed = get_list("PERLDB_POSTPONE");
1403 share(%break_on_load);
1407 sub _restore_breakpoints_and_actions {
1409 my @had_breakpoints = get_list("PERLDB_VISITED");
1411 for my $file_idx ( 0 .. $#had_breakpoints ) {
1412 my $filename = $had_breakpoints[$file_idx];
1413 my %pf = get_list("PERLDB_FILE_$file_idx");
1414 $postponed_file{ $filename } = \%pf if %pf;
1415 my @lines = sort {$a <=> $b} keys(%pf);
1416 my @enabled_statuses = get_list("PERLDB_FILE_ENABLED_$file_idx");
1417 for my $line_idx (0 .. $#lines) {
1418 _set_breakpoint_enabled_status(
1421 ($enabled_statuses[$line_idx] ? 1 : ''),
1429 sub _restore_options_after_restart
1431 my %options_map = get_list("PERLDB_OPT");
1433 while ( my ( $opt, $val ) = each %options_map ) {
1434 $val =~ s/[\\\']/\\$1/g;
1435 parse_options("$opt'$val'");
1441 sub _restore_globals_after_restart
1443 # restore original @INC
1444 @INC = get_list("PERLDB_INC");
1447 # return pre/postprompt actions and typeahead buffer
1448 $pretype = [ get_list("PERLDB_PRETYPE") ];
1449 $pre = [ get_list("PERLDB_PRE") ];
1450 $post = [ get_list("PERLDB_POST") ];
1451 @typeahead = get_list( "PERLDB_TYPEAHEAD", @typeahead );
1457 if ( exists $ENV{PERLDB_RESTART} ) {
1459 # We're restarting, so we don't need the flag that says to restart anymore.
1460 delete $ENV{PERLDB_RESTART};
1463 _restore_shared_globals_after_restart();
1465 _restore_breakpoints_and_actions();
1468 _restore_options_after_restart();
1470 _restore_globals_after_restart();
1471 } ## end if (exists $ENV{PERLDB_RESTART...
1473 =head2 SETTING UP THE TERMINAL
1475 Now, we'll decide how the debugger is going to interact with the user.
1476 If there's no TTY, we set the debugger to run non-stop; there's not going
1477 to be anyone there to enter commands.
1481 use vars qw($notty $console $tty $LINEINFO);
1482 use vars qw($lineinfo $doccmd);
1486 # Local autoflush to avoid rt#116769,
1487 # as calling IO::File methods causes an unresolvable loop
1488 # that results in debugger failure.
1490 my $o = select($_[0]);
1502 If there is a TTY, we have to determine who it belongs to before we can
1503 proceed. If this is a slave editor or graphical debugger (denoted by
1504 the first command-line switch being '-emacs'), we shift this off and
1505 set C<$rl> to 0 (XXX ostensibly to do straight reads).
1511 # Is Perl being run from a slave editor or graphical debugger?
1512 # If so, don't use readline, and set $slave_editor = 1.
1513 if ($slave_editor = ( @main::ARGV && ( $main::ARGV[0] eq '-emacs' ) )) {
1518 #require Term::ReadLine;
1522 We then determine what the console should be on various systems:
1526 =item * Cygwin - We use C<stdin> instead of a separate device.
1530 if ( $^O eq 'cygwin' ) {
1532 # /dev/tty is binary. use stdin for textmode
1536 =item * Windows or MSDOS - use C<con>.
1540 elsif ( $^O eq 'dos' or -e "con" or $^O eq 'MSWin32' ) {
1544 =item * AmigaOS - use C<CONSOLE:>.
1548 elsif ( $^O eq 'amigaos' ) {
1549 $console = "CONSOLE:";
1552 =item * VMS - use C<sys$command>.
1556 elsif ($^O eq 'VMS') {
1557 $console = 'sys$command';
1560 # Keep this penultimate, on the grounds that it satisfies a wide variety of
1561 # Unix-like systems that would otherwise need to be identified individually.
1563 =item * Unix - use F</dev/tty>.
1567 elsif ( -e "/dev/tty" ) {
1568 $console = "/dev/tty";
1574 _db_warn("Can't figure out your console, using stdin");
1582 Several other systems don't use a specific console. We C<undef $console>
1583 for those (Windows using a slave editor/graphical debugger, NetWare, OS/2
1584 with a slave editor).
1588 if ( ( $^O eq 'MSWin32' ) and ( $slave_editor or defined $ENV{EMACS} ) ) {
1590 # /dev/tty is binary. use stdin for textmode
1594 if ( $^O eq 'NetWare' ) {
1596 # /dev/tty is binary. use stdin for textmode
1600 # In OS/2, we need to use STDIN to get textmode too, even though
1601 # it pretty much looks like Unix otherwise.
1602 if ( defined $ENV{OS2_SHELL} and ( $slave_editor or $ENV{WINDOWID} ) )
1609 If there is a TTY hanging around from a parent, we use that as the console.
1613 $console = $tty if defined $tty;
1615 =head2 SOCKET HANDLING
1617 The debugger is capable of opening a socket and carrying out a debugging
1618 session over the socket.
1620 If C<RemotePort> was defined in the options, the debugger assumes that it
1621 should try to start a debugging session on that port. It builds the socket
1622 and then tries to connect the input and output filehandles to it.
1626 # Handle socket stuff.
1628 if ( defined $remoteport ) {
1630 # If RemotePort was defined in the options, connect input and output
1632 $IN = $OUT = connect_remoteport();
1633 } ## end if (defined $remoteport)
1637 If no C<RemotePort> was defined, and we want to create a TTY on startup,
1638 this is probably a situation where multiple debuggers are running (for example,
1639 a backticked command that starts up another debugger). We create a new IN and
1640 OUT filehandle, and do the necessary mojo to create a new TTY if we know how
1648 # Two debuggers running (probably a system or a backtick that invokes
1649 # the debugger itself under the running one). create a new IN and OUT
1650 # filehandle, and do the necessary mojo to create a new tty if we
1651 # know how, and we can.
1652 create_IN_OUT(4) if $CreateTTY & 4;
1655 # If we have a console, check to see if there are separate ins and
1656 # outs to open. (They are assumed identical if not.)
1658 my ( $i, $o ) = split /,/, $console;
1659 $o = $i unless defined $o;
1661 # read/write on in, or just read, or read on STDIN.
1662 open( IN, '+<', $i )
1663 || open( IN, '<', $i )
1664 || open( IN, "<&STDIN" );
1666 # read/write/create/clobber out, or write/create/clobber out,
1667 # or merge with STDERR, or merge with STDOUT.
1668 open( OUT, '+>', $o )
1669 || open( OUT, '>', $o )
1670 || open( OUT, ">&STDERR" )
1671 || open( OUT, ">&STDOUT" ); # so we don't dongle stdout
1673 } ## end if ($console)
1674 elsif ( not defined $console ) {
1676 # No console. Open STDIN.
1677 open( IN, "<&STDIN" );
1679 # merge with STDERR, or with STDOUT.
1680 open( OUT, ">&STDERR" )
1681 || open( OUT, ">&STDOUT" ); # so we don't dongle stdout
1682 $console = 'STDIN/OUT';
1683 } ## end elsif (not defined $console)
1685 # Keep copies of the filehandles so that when the pager runs, it
1686 # can close standard input without clobbering ours.
1687 if ($console or (not defined($console))) {
1691 } ## end elsif (from if(defined $remoteport))
1693 # Unbuffer DB::OUT. We need to see responses right away.
1696 # Line info goes to debugger output unless pointed elsewhere.
1697 # Pointing elsewhere makes it possible for slave editors to
1698 # keep track of file and position. We have both a filehandle
1699 # and a I/O description to keep track of.
1700 $LINEINFO = $OUT unless defined $LINEINFO;
1701 $lineinfo = $console unless defined $lineinfo;
1702 # share($LINEINFO); # <- unable to share globs
1707 To finish initialization, we show the debugger greeting,
1708 and then call the C<afterinit()> subroutine if there is one.
1712 # Show the debugger greeting.
1713 $header =~ s/.Header: ([^,]+),v(\s+\S+\s+\S+).*$/$1$2/;
1714 unless ($runnonstop) {
1717 if ( $term_pid eq '-1' ) {
1718 print $OUT "\nDaughter DB session started...\n";
1721 print $OUT "\nLoading DB routines from $header\n";
1724 $slave_editor ? "enabled" : "available", ".\n"
1727 "\nEnter h or 'h h' for help, or '$doccmd perldebug' for more help.\n\n";
1728 } ## end else [ if ($term_pid eq '-1')
1729 } ## end unless ($runnonstop)
1730 } ## end else [ if ($notty)
1732 # XXX This looks like a bug to me.
1733 # Why copy to @ARGS and then futz with @args?
1736 # Make sure backslashes before single quotes are stripped out, and
1737 # keep args unless they are numeric (XXX why?)
1738 # s/\'/\\\'/g; # removed while not justified understandably
1739 # s/(.*)/'$1'/ unless /^-?[\d.]+$/; # ditto
1742 # If there was an afterinit() sub defined, call it. It will get
1743 # executed in our scope, so it can fiddle with debugger globals.
1744 if ( defined &afterinit ) { # May be defined in $rcfile
1748 # Inform us about "Stack dump during die enabled ..." in dieLevel().
1749 use vars qw($I_m_init);
1753 ############################################################ Subroutines
1759 This gigantic subroutine is the heart of the debugger. Called before every
1760 statement, its job is to determine if a breakpoint has been reached, and
1761 stop if so; read commands from the user, parse them, and execute
1762 them, and then send execution off to the next statement.
1764 Note that the order in which the commands are processed is very important;
1765 some commands earlier in the loop will actually alter the C<$cmd> variable
1766 to create other commands to be executed later. This is all highly I<optimized>
1767 but can be confusing. Check the comments for each C<$cmd ... && do {}> to
1768 see what's happening in any given command.
1772 # $cmd cannot be an our() variable unfortunately (possible perl bug?).
1802 sub _DB__determine_if_we_should_break
1804 # if we have something here, see if we should break.
1805 # $stop is lexical and local to this block - $action on the other hand
1810 && _is_breakpoint_enabled($filename, $line)
1811 && (( $stop, $action ) = split( /\0/, $dbline{$line} ) ) )
1814 # Stop if the stop criterion says to just stop.
1815 if ( $stop eq '1' ) {
1819 # It's a conditional stop; eval it in the user's context and
1820 # see if we should stop. If so, remove the one-time sigil.
1822 $evalarg = "\$DB::signal |= 1 if do {$stop}";
1823 # The &-call is here to ascertain the mutability of @_.
1825 # If the breakpoint is temporary, then delete its enabled status.
1826 if ($dbline{$line} =~ s/;9($|\0)/$1/) {
1827 _cancel_breakpoint_temp_enabled_status($filename, $line);
1830 } ## end if ($dbline{$line} && ...
1833 sub _DB__is_finished {
1834 if ($finished and $level <= 1) {
1843 sub _DB__read_next_cmd
1847 # We have a terminal, or can get one ...
1852 # ... and it belongs to this PID or we get one for this PID ...
1853 if ($term_pid != $$) {
1857 # ... and we got a line of command input ...
1858 $cmd = DB::readline(
1859 "$pidprompt $tid DB"
1862 . ( '>' x $level ) . " "
1865 return defined($cmd);
1868 sub _DB__trim_command_and_return_first_component {
1871 $cmd =~ s/\A\s+//s; # trim annoying leading whitespace
1872 $cmd =~ s/\s+\z//s; # trim annoying trailing whitespace
1874 # A single-character debugger command can be immediately followed by its
1875 # argument if they aren't both alphanumeric; otherwise require space
1876 # between commands and arguments:
1877 my ($verb, $args) = $cmd =~ m{\A(.\b|\S*)\s*(.*)}s;
1879 $obj->cmd_verb($verb);
1880 $obj->cmd_args($args);
1885 sub _DB__handle_f_command {
1888 if ($file = $obj->cmd_args) {
1889 # help for no arguments (old-style was return from sub).
1892 "The old f command is now the r command.\n"; # hint
1893 print $OUT "The new f command switches filenames.\n";
1895 } ## end if (!$file)
1897 # if not in magic file list, try a close match.
1898 if ( !defined $main::{ '_<' . $file } ) {
1899 if ( ($try) = grep( m#^_<.*$file#, keys %main:: ) ) {
1901 $try = substr( $try, 2 );
1902 print $OUT "Choosing $try matching '$file':\n";
1905 } ## end if (($try) = grep(m#^_<.*$file#...
1906 } ## end if (!defined $main::{ ...
1908 # If not successfully switched now, we failed.
1909 if ( !defined $main::{ '_<' . $file } ) {
1910 print $OUT "No file matching '$file' is loaded.\n";
1914 # We switched, so switch the debugger internals around.
1915 elsif ( $file ne $filename ) {
1916 *dbline = $main::{ '_<' . $file };
1921 } ## end elsif ($file ne $filename)
1923 # We didn't switch; say we didn't.
1925 print $OUT "Already in $file.\n";
1933 sub _DB__handle_dot_command {
1937 if ($obj->_is_full('.')) {
1938 $incr = -1; # stay at current line
1940 # Reset everything to the old location.
1942 $filename = $filename_ini;
1943 *dbline = $main::{ '_<' . $filename };
1947 print_lineinfo($obj->position());
1954 sub _DB__handle_y_command {
1957 if (my ($match_level, $match_vars)
1958 = $obj->cmd_args =~ /\A(?:(\d*)\s*(.*))?\z/) {
1960 # See if we've got the necessary support.
1963 pop @INC if $INC[-1] eq '.';
1964 require PadWalker; PadWalker->VERSION(0.08) }) {
1968 ? "PadWalker module not found - please install\n"
1974 # Load up dumpvar if we don't have it. If we can, that is.
1975 do 'dumpvar.pl' || die $@ unless defined &main::dumpvar;
1976 defined &main::dumpvar
1977 or print $OUT "dumpvar.pl not available.\n"
1980 # Got all the modules we need. Find them and print them.
1981 my @vars = split( ' ', $match_vars || '' );
1984 my $h = eval { PadWalker::peek_my( ( $match_level || 0 ) + 2 ) };
1986 # Oops. Can't find it.
1993 # Show the desired vars with dumplex().
1994 my $savout = select($OUT);
1996 # Have dumplex dump the lexicals.
1997 foreach my $key (sort keys %$h) {
1998 dumpvar::dumplex( $key, $h->{$key},
1999 defined $option{dumpDepth} ? $option{dumpDepth} : -1,
2007 sub _DB__handle_c_command {
2010 my $i = $obj->cmd_args;
2012 if ($i =~ m#\A[\w:]*\z#) {
2014 # Hey, show's over. The debugged program finished
2015 # executing already.
2016 next CMD if _DB__is_finished();
2018 # Capture the place to put a one-time break.
2021 # Probably not needed, since we finish an interactive
2022 # sub-session anyway...
2023 # local $filename = $filename;
2024 # local *dbline = *dbline; # XXX Would this work?!
2026 # The above question wonders if localizing the alias
2027 # to the magic array works or not. Since it's commented
2028 # out, we'll just leave that to speculation for now.
2030 # If the "subname" isn't all digits, we'll assume it
2031 # is a subroutine name, and try to find it.
2032 if ( $subname =~ /\D/ ) { # subroutine name
2033 # Qualify it to the current package unless it's
2034 # already qualified.
2035 $subname = $package . "::" . $subname
2036 unless $subname =~ /::/;
2038 # find_sub will return "file:line_number" corresponding
2039 # to where the subroutine is defined; we call find_sub,
2040 # break up the return value, and assign it in one
2042 ( $file, $i ) = ( find_sub($subname) =~ /^(.*):(.*)$/ );
2044 # Force the line number to be numeric.
2047 # If we got a line number, we found the sub.
2050 # Switch all the debugger's internals around so
2051 # we're actually working with that file.
2053 *dbline = $main::{ '_<' . $filename };
2055 # Mark that there's a breakpoint in this file.
2056 $had_breakpoints{$filename} |= 1;
2058 # Scan forward to the first executable line
2059 # after the 'sub whatever' line.
2062 while ($dbline[$_line_num] == 0 && $_line_num< $max)
2069 # We didn't find a sub by that name.
2071 print $OUT "Subroutine $subname not found.\n";
2074 } ## end if ($subname =~ /\D/)
2076 # At this point, either the subname was all digits (an
2077 # absolute line-break request) or we've scanned through
2078 # the code following the definition of the sub, looking
2079 # for an executable, which we may or may not have found.
2081 # If $i (which we set $subname from) is non-zero, we
2082 # got a request to break at some line somewhere. On
2083 # one hand, if there wasn't any real subroutine name
2084 # involved, this will be a request to break in the current
2085 # file at the specified line, so we have to check to make
2086 # sure that the line specified really is breakable.
2088 # On the other hand, if there was a subname supplied, the
2089 # preceding block has moved us to the proper file and
2090 # location within that file, and then scanned forward
2091 # looking for the next executable line. We have to make
2092 # sure that one was found.
2094 # On the gripping hand, we can't do anything unless the
2095 # current value of $i points to a valid breakable line.
2100 if ( $dbline[$i] == 0 ) {
2101 print $OUT "Line $i not breakable.\n";
2105 # Yes. Set up the one-time-break sigil.
2106 $dbline{$i} =~ s/($|\0)/;9$1/; # add one-time-only b.p.
2107 _enable_breakpoint_temp_enabled_status($filename, $i);
2110 # Turn off stack tracing from here up.
2111 for my $j (0 .. $stack_depth) {
2120 sub _DB__handle_forward_slash_command {
2123 # The pattern as a string.
2124 use vars qw($inpat);
2126 if (($inpat) = $cmd =~ m#\A/(.*)\z#) {
2128 # Remove the final slash.
2129 $inpat =~ s:([^\\])/$:$1:;
2131 # If the pattern isn't null ...
2132 if ( $inpat ne "" ) {
2134 # Turn off warn and die processing for a bit.
2135 local $SIG{__DIE__};
2136 local $SIG{__WARN__};
2138 # Create the pattern.
2139 eval 'no strict q/vars/; $inpat =~ m' . "\a$inpat\a";
2142 # Oops. Bad pattern. No biscuit.
2143 # Print the eval error and go back for more
2149 } ## end if ($inpat ne "")
2151 # Set up to stop on wrap-around.
2154 # Don't move off the current line.
2157 my $pat = $obj->pat;
2159 # Done in eval so nothing breaks if the pattern
2160 # does something weird.
2165 # Move ahead one line.
2168 # Wrap if we pass the last line.
2169 if ($start > $max) {
2173 # Stop if we have gotten back to this line again,
2174 last if ($start == $end);
2176 # A hit! (Note, though, that we are doing
2177 # case-insensitive matching. Maybe a qr//
2178 # expression would be better, so the user could
2179 # do case-sensitive matching if desired.
2180 if ($dbline[$start] =~ m/$pat/i) {
2181 if ($slave_editor) {
2182 # Handle proper escaping in the slave.
2183 print {$OUT} "\032\032$filename:$start:0\n";
2186 # Just print the line normally.
2187 print {$OUT} "$start:\t",$dbline[$start],"\n";
2189 # And quit since we found something.
2199 # If we wrapped, there never was a match.
2200 if ( $start == $end ) {
2201 print {$OUT} "/$pat/: not found\n";
2209 sub _DB__handle_question_mark_command {
2212 # ? - backward pattern search.
2213 if (my ($inpat) = $cmd =~ m#\A\?(.*)\z#) {
2215 # Get the pattern, remove trailing question mark.
2216 $inpat =~ s:([^\\])\?$:$1:;
2218 # If we've got one ...
2219 if ( $inpat ne "" ) {
2221 # Turn off die & warn handlers.
2222 local $SIG{__DIE__};
2223 local $SIG{__WARN__};
2224 eval '$inpat =~ m' . "\a$inpat\a";
2228 # Ouch. Not good. Print the error.
2233 } ## end if ($inpat ne "")
2235 # Where we are now is where to stop after wraparound.
2238 # Don't move away from this line.
2241 my $pat = $obj->pat;
2242 # Search inside the eval to prevent pattern badness
2250 # Wrap if we pass the first line.
2252 $start = $max if ($start <= 0);
2254 # Quit if we get back where we started,
2255 last if ($start == $end);
2258 if ($dbline[$start] =~ m/$pat/i) {
2259 if ($slave_editor) {
2260 # Yep, follow slave editor requirements.
2261 print $OUT "\032\032$filename:$start:0\n";
2264 # Yep, just print normally.
2265 print $OUT "$start:\t",$dbline[$start],"\n";
2274 # Say we failed if the loop never found anything,
2275 if ( $start == $end ) {
2276 print {$OUT} "?$pat?: not found\n";
2284 sub _DB__handle_restart_and_rerun_commands {
2287 my $cmd_cmd = $obj->cmd_verb;
2288 my $cmd_params = $obj->cmd_args;
2289 # R - restart execution.
2290 # rerun - controlled restart execution.
2291 if ($cmd_cmd eq 'rerun' or $cmd_params eq '') {
2293 # Change directory to the initial current working directory on
2294 # the script startup, so if the debugged program changed the
2295 # directory, then we will still be able to find the path to the
2296 # the program. (perl 5 RT #121509 ).
2297 chdir ($_initial_cwd);
2299 my @args = ($cmd_cmd eq 'R' ? restart() : rerun($cmd_params));
2301 # Close all non-system fds for a clean restart. A more
2302 # correct method would be to close all fds that were not
2303 # open when the process started, but this seems to be
2304 # hard. See "debugger 'R'estart and open database
2305 # connections" on p5p.
2307 my $max_fd = 1024; # default if POSIX can't be loaded
2308 if (eval { require POSIX }) {
2309 eval { $max_fd = POSIX::sysconf(POSIX::_SC_OPEN_MAX()) };
2312 if (defined $max_fd) {
2313 foreach ($^F+1 .. $max_fd-1) {
2314 next unless open FD_TO_CLOSE, "<&=$_";
2319 # And run Perl again. We use exec() to keep the
2320 # PID stable (and that way $ini_pids is still valid).
2321 exec(@args) or print {$OUT} "exec failed: $!\n";
2329 sub _DB__handle_run_command_in_pager_command {
2332 if ($cmd =~ m#\A\|\|?\s*[^|]#) {
2333 if ( $pager =~ /^\|/ ) {
2335 # Default pager is into a pipe. Redirect I/O.
2336 open( SAVEOUT, ">&STDOUT" )
2337 || _db_warn("Can't save STDOUT");
2338 open( STDOUT, ">&OUT" )
2339 || _db_warn("Can't redirect STDOUT");
2340 } ## end if ($pager =~ /^\|/)
2343 # Not into a pipe. STDOUT is safe.
2344 open( SAVEOUT, ">&OUT" ) || _db_warn("Can't save DB::OUT");
2347 # Fix up environment to record we have less if so.
2350 unless ( $obj->piped(scalar ( open( OUT, $pager ) ) ) ) {
2352 # Couldn't open pipe to pager.
2353 _db_warn("Can't pipe output to '$pager'");
2354 if ( $pager =~ /^\|/ ) {
2356 # Redirect I/O back again.
2357 open( OUT, ">&STDOUT" ) # XXX: lost message
2358 || _db_warn("Can't restore DB::OUT");
2359 open( STDOUT, ">&SAVEOUT" )
2360 || _db_warn("Can't restore STDOUT");
2362 } ## end if ($pager =~ /^\|/)
2365 # Redirect I/O. STDOUT already safe.
2366 open( OUT, ">&STDOUT" ) # XXX: lost message
2367 || _db_warn("Can't restore DB::OUT");
2370 } ## end unless ($piped = open(OUT,...
2372 # Set up broken-pipe handler if necessary.
2373 $SIG{PIPE} = \&DB::catch
2375 && ( "" eq $SIG{PIPE} || "DEFAULT" eq $SIG{PIPE} );
2378 # Save current filehandle, and put it back.
2379 $obj->selected(scalar( select(OUT) ));
2380 # Don't put it back if pager was a pipe.
2381 if ($cmd !~ /\A\|\|/)
2383 select($obj->selected());
2387 # Trim off the pipe symbols and run the command now.
2388 $cmd =~ s#\A\|+\s*##;
2395 sub _DB__handle_m_command {
2398 if ($cmd =~ s#\Am\s+([\w:]+)\s*\z# #) {
2403 # m expr - set up DB::eval to do the work
2404 if ($cmd =~ s#\Am\b# #) { # Rest gets done by DB::eval()
2405 $onetimeDump = 'methods'; # method output gets used there
2411 sub _DB__at_end_of_every_command {
2414 # At the end of every command:
2417 # Unhook the pipe mechanism now.
2418 if ( $pager =~ /^\|/ ) {
2420 # No error from the child.
2423 # we cannot warn here: the handle is missing --tchrist
2424 close(OUT) || print SAVEOUT "\nCan't close DB::OUT\n";
2426 # most of the $? crud was coping with broken cshisms
2427 # $? is explicitly set to 0, so this never runs.
2429 print SAVEOUT "Pager '$pager' failed: ";
2431 print SAVEOUT "shell returned -1\n";
2434 print SAVEOUT ( $? & 127 )
2435 ? " (SIG#" . ( $? & 127 ) . ")"
2436 : "", ( $? & 128 ) ? " -- core dumped" : "", "\n";
2439 print SAVEOUT "status ", ( $? >> 8 ), "\n";
2443 # Reopen filehandle for our output (if we can) and
2444 # restore STDOUT (if we can).
2445 open( OUT, ">&STDOUT" ) || _db_warn("Can't restore DB::OUT");
2446 open( STDOUT, ">&SAVEOUT" )
2447 || _db_warn("Can't restore STDOUT");
2449 # Turn off pipe exception handler if necessary.
2450 $SIG{PIPE} = "DEFAULT" if $SIG{PIPE} eq \&DB::catch;
2452 # Will stop ignoring SIGPIPE if done like nohup(1)
2453 # does SIGINT but Perl doesn't give us a choice.
2454 } ## end if ($pager =~ /^\|/)
2457 # Non-piped "pager". Just restore STDOUT.
2458 open( OUT, ">&SAVEOUT" ) || _db_warn("Can't restore DB::OUT");
2461 # Let Readline know about the new filehandles.
2462 reset_IN_OUT( \*IN, \*OUT );
2464 # Close filehandle pager was using, restore the normal one
2468 if ($obj->selected() ne "") {
2469 select($obj->selected);
2475 } ## end if ($piped)
2480 sub _DB__handle_watch_expressions
2484 if ( $DB::trace & 2 ) {
2485 for my $n (0 .. $#DB::to_watch) {
2486 $DB::evalarg = $DB::to_watch[$n];
2487 local $DB::onetimeDump; # Tell DB::eval() to not output results
2489 # Fix context DB::eval() wants to return an array, but
2490 # we need a scalar here.
2491 my ($val) = join( "', '", DB::eval(@_) );
2492 $val = ( ( defined $val ) ? "'$val'" : 'undef' );
2495 if ( $val ne $DB::old_watch[$n] ) {
2497 # Yep! Show the difference, and fake an interrupt.
2499 print {$DB::OUT} <<EOP;
2500 Watchpoint $n:\t$DB::to_watch[$n] changed:
2501 old value:\t$DB::old_watch[$n]
2504 $DB::old_watch[$n] = $val;
2505 } ## end if ($val ne $old_watch...
2506 } ## end for my $n (0 ..
2507 } ## end if ($trace & 2)
2514 # 'v' is the value (i.e: method name or subroutine ref).
2515 # 's' is subroutine.
2522 '-' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_dash_command', },
2523 '.' => { t => 's', v => \&_DB__handle_dot_command, },
2524 '=' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_equal_sign_command', },
2525 'H' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_H_command', },
2526 'S' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_S_command', },
2527 'T' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_T_command', },
2528 'W' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_W_command', },
2529 'c' => { t => 's', v => \&_DB__handle_c_command, },
2530 'f' => { t => 's', v => \&_DB__handle_f_command, },
2531 'm' => { t => 's', v => \&_DB__handle_m_command, },
2532 'n' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_n_command', },
2533 'p' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_p_command', },
2534 'q' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_q_command', },
2535 'r' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_r_command', },
2536 's' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_s_command', },
2537 'save' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_save_command', },
2538 'source' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_source_command', },
2539 't' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_t_command', },
2540 'w' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_w_command', },
2541 'x' => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_x_command', },
2542 'y' => { t => 's', v => \&_DB__handle_y_command, },
2543 (map { $_ => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_V_command_and_X_command', }, }
2545 (map { $_ => { t => 'm', v => '_handle_enable_disable_commands', }, }
2546 qw(enable disable)),
2548 { t => 's', v => \&_DB__handle_restart_and_rerun_commands, },
2550 (map { $_ => {t => 'm', v => '_handle_cmd_wrapper_commands' }, }
2551 qw(a A b B e E h i l L M o O v w W)),
2557 # lock the debugger and get the thread id for the prompt
2561 my ($prefix, $after, $infix);
2567 if ($ENV{PERL5DB_THREADED}) {
2568 $tid = eval { "[".threads->tid."]" };
2574 my $obj = DB::Obj->new(
2576 position => \$position,
2579 explicit_stop => \$explicit_stop,
2581 cmd_args => \$cmd_args,
2582 cmd_verb => \$cmd_verb,
2585 selected => \$selected,
2589 $obj->_DB_on_init__initialize_globals(@_);
2591 # Preserve current values of $@, $!, $^E, $,, $/, $\, $^W.
2592 # The code being debugged may have altered them.
2595 # Since DB::DB gets called after every line, we can use caller() to
2596 # figure out where we last were executing. Sneaky, eh? This works because
2597 # caller is returning all the extra information when called from the
2599 local ( $package, $filename, $line ) = caller;
2600 $filename_ini = $filename;
2602 # set up the context for DB::eval, so it can properly execute
2603 # code on behalf of the user. We add the package in so that the
2604 # code is eval'ed in the proper package (not in the debugger!).
2605 local $usercontext = _calc_usercontext($package);
2607 # Create an alias to the active file magical array to simplify
2609 local (*dbline) = $main::{ '_<' . $filename };
2611 # Last line in the program.
2614 # The &-call is here to ascertain the mutability of @_.
2615 &_DB__determine_if_we_should_break;
2617 # Preserve the current stop-or-not, and see if any of the W
2618 # (watch expressions) has changed.
2619 my $was_signal = $signal;
2621 # If we have any watch expressions ...
2622 _DB__handle_watch_expressions($obj);
2624 =head2 C<watchfunction()>
2626 C<watchfunction()> is a function that can be defined by the user; it is a
2627 function which will be run on each entry to C<DB::DB>; it gets the
2628 current package, filename, and line as its parameters.
2630 The watchfunction can do anything it likes; it is executing in the
2631 debugger's context, so it has access to all of the debugger's internal
2632 data structures and functions.
2634 C<watchfunction()> can control the debugger's actions. Any of the following
2635 will cause the debugger to return control to the user's program after
2636 C<watchfunction()> executes:
2642 Returning a false value from the C<watchfunction()> itself.
2646 Altering C<$single> to a false value.
2650 Altering C<$signal> to a false value.
2654 Turning off the C<4> bit in C<$trace> (this also disables the
2655 check for C<watchfunction()>. This can be done with
2663 # If there's a user-defined DB::watchfunction, call it with the
2664 # current package, filename, and line. The function executes in
2666 if ( $trace & 4 ) { # User-installed watch
2668 if watchfunction( $package, $filename, $line )
2671 and not( $trace & ~4 );
2672 } ## end if ($trace & 4)
2674 # Pick up any alteration to $signal in the watchfunction, and
2675 # turn off the signal now.
2676 $was_signal = $signal;
2679 =head2 GETTING READY TO EXECUTE COMMANDS
2681 The debugger decides to take control if single-step mode is on, the
2682 C<t> command was entered, or the user generated a signal. If the program
2683 has fallen off the end, we set things up so that entering further commands
2684 won't cause trouble, and we say that the program is over.
2688 # Make sure that we always print if asked for explicitly regardless
2689 # of $trace_to_depth .
2690 $explicit_stop = ($single || $was_signal);
2692 # Check to see if we should grab control ($single true,
2693 # trace set appropriately, or we got a signal).
2694 if ( $explicit_stop || ( $trace & 1 ) ) {
2695 $obj->_DB__grab_control(@_);
2696 } ## end if ($single || ($trace...
2700 If there's an action to be executed for the line we stopped at, execute it.
2701 If there are any preprompt actions, execute those as well.
2705 # If there's an action, do it now.
2708 # The &-call is here to ascertain the mutability of @_.
2712 # Are we nested another level (e.g., did we evaluate a function
2713 # that had a breakpoint in it at the debugger prompt)?
2714 if ( $single || $was_signal ) {
2716 # Yes, go down a level.
2717 local $level = $level + 1;
2719 # Do any pre-prompt actions.
2720 foreach $evalarg (@$pre) {
2721 # The &-call is here to ascertain the mutability of @_.
2725 # Complain about too much recursion if we passed the limit.
2727 print $OUT $stack_depth . " levels deep in subroutine calls!\n";
2730 # The line we're currently on. Set $incr to -1 to stay here
2731 # until we get a command that tells us to advance.
2733 $incr = -1; # for backward motion.
2735 # Tack preprompt debugger actions ahead of any actual input.
2736 @typeahead = ( @$pretype, @typeahead );
2738 =head2 WHERE ARE WE?
2740 XXX Relocate this section?
2742 The debugger normally shows the line corresponding to the current line of
2743 execution. Sometimes, though, we want to see the next line, or to move elsewhere
2744 in the file. This is done via the C<$incr>, C<$start>, and C<$max> variables.
2746 C<$incr> controls by how many lines the I<current> line should move forward
2747 after a command is executed. If set to -1, this indicates that the I<current>
2748 line shouldn't change.
2750 C<$start> is the I<current> line. It is used for things like knowing where to
2751 move forwards or backwards from when doing an C<L> or C<-> command.
2753 C<$max> tells the debugger where the last line of the current file is. It's
2754 used to terminate loops most often.
2756 =head2 THE COMMAND LOOP
2758 Most of C<DB::DB> is actually a command parsing and dispatch loop. It comes
2765 The outer part of the loop, starting at the C<CMD> label. This loop
2766 reads a command and then executes it.
2770 The inner part of the loop, starting at the C<PIPE> label. This part
2771 is wholly contained inside the C<CMD> block and only executes a command.
2772 Used to handle commands running inside a pager.
2776 So why have two labels to restart the loop? Because sometimes, it's easier to
2777 have a command I<generate> another command and then re-execute the loop to do
2778 the new command. This is faster, but perhaps a bit more convoluted.
2782 # The big command dispatch loop. It keeps running until the
2783 # user yields up control again.
2785 # If we have a terminal for input, and we get something back
2786 # from readline(), keep on processing.
2789 while (_DB__read_next_cmd($tid))
2793 # ... try to execute the input as debugger commands.
2795 # Don't stop running.
2798 # No signal is active.
2801 # Handle continued commands (ending with \):
2802 if ($cmd =~ s/\\\z/\n/) {
2803 $cmd .= DB::readline(" cont: ");
2807 =head4 The null command
2809 A newline entered by itself means I<re-execute the last command>. We grab the
2810 command out of C<$laststep> (where it was recorded previously), and copy it
2811 back into C<$cmd> to be executed below. If there wasn't any previous command,
2812 we'll do nothing below (no command will match). If there was, we also save it
2813 in the command history and fall through to allow the command parsing to pick
2818 # Empty input means repeat the last command.
2822 chomp($cmd); # get rid of the annoying extra newline
2823 if (length($cmd) >= 2) {
2824 push( @hist, $cmd );
2826 push( @truehist, $cmd );
2830 # This is a restart point for commands that didn't arrive
2831 # via direct user input. It allows us to 'redo PIPE' to
2832 # re-execute command processing without reading a new command.
2834 _DB__trim_command_and_return_first_component($obj);
2836 =head3 COMMAND ALIASES
2838 The debugger can create aliases for commands (these are stored in the
2839 C<%alias> hash). Before a command is executed, the command loop looks it up
2840 in the alias hash and substitutes the contents of the alias for the command,
2841 completely replacing it.
2845 # See if there's an alias for the command, and set it up if so.
2846 if ( $alias{$cmd_verb} ) {
2848 # Squelch signal handling; we want to keep control here
2849 # if something goes loco during the alias eval.
2850 local $SIG{__DIE__};
2851 local $SIG{__WARN__};
2853 # This is a command, so we eval it in the DEBUGGER's
2854 # scope! Otherwise, we can't see the special debugger
2855 # variables, or get to the debugger's subs. (Well, we
2856 # _could_, but why make it even more complicated?)
2857 eval "\$cmd =~ $alias{$cmd_verb}";
2860 print $OUT "Couldn't evaluate '$cmd_verb' alias: $@";
2863 _DB__trim_command_and_return_first_component($obj);
2864 } ## end if ($alias{$cmd_verb})
2866 =head3 MAIN-LINE COMMANDS
2868 All of these commands work up to and after the program being debugged has
2873 Quit the debugger. This entails setting the C<$fall_off_end> flag, so we don't
2874 try to execute further, cleaning any restart-related stuff out of the
2875 environment, and executing with the last value of C<$?>.
2879 # All of these commands were remapped in perl 5.8.0;
2880 # we send them off to the secondary dispatcher (see below).
2881 $obj->_handle_special_char_cmd_wrapper_commands;
2882 _DB__trim_command_and_return_first_component($obj);
2884 if (my $cmd_rec = $cmd_lookup{$cmd_verb}) {
2885 my $type = $cmd_rec->{t};
2886 my $val = $cmd_rec->{v};
2890 elsif ($type eq 's') {
2895 =head4 C<t> - trace [n]
2897 Turn tracing on or off. Inverts the appropriate bit in C<$trace> (q.v.).
2898 If level is specified, set C<$trace_to_depth>.
2900 =head4 C<S> - list subroutines matching/not matching a pattern
2902 Walks through C<%sub>, checking to see whether or not to print the name.
2904 =head4 C<X> - list variables in current package
2906 Since the C<V> command actually processes this, just change this to the
2907 appropriate C<V> command and fall through.
2909 =head4 C<V> - list variables
2911 Uses C<dumpvar.pl> to dump out the current values for selected variables.
2913 =head4 C<x> - evaluate and print an expression
2915 Hands the expression off to C<DB::eval>, setting it up to print the value
2916 via C<dumpvar.pl> instead of just printing it directly.
2918 =head4 C<m> - print methods
2920 Just uses C<DB::methods> to determine what methods are available.
2922 =head4 C<f> - switch files
2924 Switch to a different filename.
2926 =head4 C<.> - return to last-executed line.
2928 We set C<$incr> to -1 to indicate that the debugger shouldn't move ahead,
2929 and then we look up the line in the magical C<%dbline> hash.
2931 =head4 C<-> - back one window
2933 We change C<$start> to be one window back; if we go back past the first line,
2934 we set it to be the first line. We ser C<$incr> to put us back at the
2935 currently-executing line, and then put a C<l $start +> (list one window from
2936 C<$start>) in C<$cmd> to be executed later.
2938 =head3 PRE-580 COMMANDS VS. NEW COMMANDS: C<a, A, b, B, h, l, L, M, o, O, P, v, w, W, E<lt>, E<lt>E<lt>, E<0x7B>, E<0x7B>E<0x7B>>
2940 In Perl 5.8.0, a realignment of the commands was done to fix up a number of
2941 problems, most notably that the default case of several commands destroying
2942 the user's work in setting watchpoints, actions, etc. We wanted, however, to
2943 retain the old commands for those who were used to using them or who preferred
2944 them. At this point, we check for the new commands and call C<cmd_wrapper> to
2945 deal with them instead of processing them in-line.
2947 =head4 C<y> - List lexicals in higher scope
2949 Uses C<PadWalker> to find the lexicals supplied as arguments in a scope
2950 above the current one and then displays then using C<dumpvar.pl>.
2952 =head3 COMMANDS NOT WORKING AFTER PROGRAM ENDS
2954 All of the commands below this point don't work after the program being
2955 debugged has ended. All of them check to see if the program has ended; this
2956 allows the commands to be relocated without worrying about a 'line of
2957 demarcation' above which commands can be entered anytime, and below which
2960 =head4 C<n> - single step, but don't trace down into subs
2962 Done by setting C<$single> to 2, which forces subs to execute straight through
2963 when entered (see C<DB::sub>). We also save the C<n> command in C<$laststep>,
2964 so a null command knows what to re-execute.
2966 =head4 C<s> - single-step, entering subs
2968 Sets C<$single> to 1, which causes C<DB::sub> to continue tracing inside
2969 subs. Also saves C<s> as C<$lastcmd>.
2971 =head4 C<c> - run continuously, setting an optional breakpoint
2973 Most of the code for this command is taken up with locating the optional
2974 breakpoint, which is either a subroutine name or a line number. We set
2975 the appropriate one-time-break in C<@dbline> and then turn off single-stepping
2976 in this and all call levels above this one.
2978 =head4 C<r> - return from a subroutine
2980 For C<r> to work properly, the debugger has to stop execution again
2981 immediately after the return is executed. This is done by forcing
2982 single-stepping to be on in the call level above the current one. If
2983 we are printing return values when a C<r> is executed, set C<$doret>
2984 appropriately, and force us out of the command loop.
2986 =head4 C<T> - stack trace
2988 Just calls C<DB::print_trace>.
2990 =head4 C<w> - List window around current line.
2992 Just calls C<DB::cmd_w>.
2994 =head4 C<W> - watch-expression processing.
2996 Just calls C<DB::cmd_W>.
2998 =head4 C</> - search forward for a string in the source
3000 We take the argument and treat it as a pattern. If it turns out to be a
3001 bad one, we return the error we got from trying to C<eval> it and exit.
3002 If not, we create some code to do the search and C<eval> it so it can't
3007 _DB__handle_forward_slash_command($obj);
3009 =head4 C<?> - search backward for a string in the source
3011 Same as for C</>, except the loop runs backwards.
3015 _DB__handle_question_mark_command($obj);
3017 =head4 C<$rc> - Recall command
3019 Manages the commands in C<@hist> (which is created if C<Term::ReadLine> reports
3020 that the terminal supports history). It finds the command required, puts it
3021 into C<$cmd>, and redoes the loop to execute it.
3025 # $rc - recall command.
3026 $obj->_handle_rc_recall_command;
3028 =head4 C<$sh$sh> - C<system()> command
3030 Calls the C<_db_system()> to handle the command. This keeps the C<STDIN> and
3031 C<STDOUT> from getting messed up.
3035 $obj->_handle_sh_command;
3037 =head4 C<$rc I<pattern> $rc> - Search command history
3039 Another command to manipulate C<@hist>: this one searches it with a pattern.
3040 If a command is found, it is placed in C<$cmd> and executed via C<redo>.
3044 $obj->_handle_rc_search_history_command;
3046 =head4 C<$sh> - Invoke a shell
3048 Uses C<_db_system()> to invoke a shell.
3052 =head4 C<$sh I<command>> - Force execution of a command in a shell
3054 Like the above, but the command is passed to the shell. Again, we use
3055 C<_db_system()> to avoid problems with C<STDIN> and C<STDOUT>.
3057 =head4 C<H> - display commands in history
3059 Prints the contents of C<@hist> (if any).
3061 =head4 C<man, doc, perldoc> - look up documentation
3063 Just calls C<runman()> to print the appropriate document.
3067 $obj->_handle_doc_command;
3071 Builds a C<print EXPR> expression in the C<$cmd>; this will get executed at
3072 the bottom of the loop.
3074 =head4 C<=> - define command alias
3076 Manipulates C<%alias> to add or list command aliases.
3078 =head4 C<source> - read commands from a file.
3080 Opens a lexical filehandle and stacks it on C<@cmdfhs>; C<DB::readline> will
3083 =head4 C<enable> C<disable> - enable or disable breakpoints
3085 This enables or disables breakpoints.
3087 =head4 C<save> - send current history to a file
3089 Takes the complete history, (not the shrunken version you see with C<H>),
3090 and saves it to the given filename, so it can be replayed using C<source>.
3092 Note that all C<^(save|source)>'s are commented out with a view to minimise recursion.
3094 =head4 C<R> - restart
3096 Restart the debugger session.
3098 =head4 C<rerun> - rerun the current session
3100 Return to any given position in the B<true>-history list
3102 =head4 C<|, ||> - pipe output through the pager.
3104 For C<|>, we save C<OUT> (the debugger's output filehandle) and C<STDOUT>
3105 (the program's standard output). For C<||>, we only save C<OUT>. We open a
3106 pipe to the pager (restoring the output filehandles if this fails). If this
3107 is the C<|> command, we also set up a C<SIGPIPE> handler which will simply
3108 set C<$signal>, sending us back into the debugger.
3110 We then trim off the pipe symbols and C<redo> the command loop at the
3111 C<PIPE> label, causing us to evaluate the command in C<$cmd> without
3116 # || - run command in the pager, with output to DB::OUT.
3117 _DB__handle_run_command_in_pager_command($obj);
3119 =head3 END OF COMMAND PARSING
3121 Anything left in C<$cmd> at this point is a Perl expression that we want to
3122 evaluate. We'll always evaluate in the user's context, and fully qualify
3123 any variables we might want to address in the C<DB> package.
3129 # trace an expression
3130 $cmd =~ s/^t\s/\$DB::trace |= 1;\n/;
3132 # Make sure the flag that says "the debugger's running" is
3133 # still on, to make sure we get control again.
3134 $evalarg = "\$^D = \$^D | \$DB::db_stop;\n$cmd";
3136 # Run *our* eval that executes in the caller's context.
3137 # The &-call is here to ascertain the mutability of @_.
3140 # Turn off the one-time-dump stuff now.
3142 $onetimeDump = undef;
3143 $onetimedumpDepth = undef;
3145 elsif ( $term_pid == $$ ) {
3146 eval { # May run under miniperl, when not available...
3151 # XXX If this is the master pid, print a newline.
3154 } ## end while (($term || &setterm...
3156 =head3 POST-COMMAND PROCESSING
3158 After each command, we check to see if the command output was piped anywhere.
3159 If so, we go through the necessary code to unhook the pipe and go back to
3160 our standard filehandles for input and output.
3165 _DB__at_end_of_every_command($obj);
3168 =head3 COMMAND LOOP TERMINATION
3170 When commands have finished executing, we come here. If the user closed the
3171 input filehandle, we turn on C<$fall_off_end> to emulate a C<q> command. We
3172 evaluate any post-prompt items. We restore C<$@>, C<$!>, C<$^E>, C<$,>, C<$/>,
3173 C<$\>, and C<$^W>, and return a null list as expected by the Perl interpreter.
3174 The interpreter will then execute the next line and then return control to us
3179 # No more commands? Quit.
3180 $fall_off_end = 1 unless defined $cmd; # Emulate 'q' on EOF
3182 # Evaluate post-prompt commands.
3183 foreach $evalarg (@$post) {
3184 # The &-call is here to ascertain the mutability of @_.
3187 } # if ($single || $signal)
3189 # Put the user's globals back where you found them.
3190 ( $@, $!, $^E, $,, $/, $\, $^W ) = @saved;
3194 # Because DB::Obj is used above,
3196 # my $obj = DB::Obj->new(
3198 # The following package declaration must come before that,
3199 # or else runtime errors will occur with
3201 # PERLDB_OPTS="autotrace nonstop"
3211 my $self = bless {}, $class;
3219 my ($self, $args) = @_;
3221 %{$self} = (%$self, %$args);
3228 foreach my $slot_name (qw(
3229 after explicit_stop infix pat piped position prefix selected cmd_verb
3232 my $slot = $slot_name;
3237 ${ $self->{$slot} } = shift;
3240 return ${ $self->{$slot} };
3243 *{"append_to_$slot"} = sub {
3247 return $self->$slot($self->$slot . $s);
3252 sub _DB_on_init__initialize_globals
3256 # Check for whether we should be running continuously or not.
3257 # _After_ the perl program is compiled, $single is set to 1:
3258 if ( $single and not $second_time++ ) {
3260 # Options say run non-stop. Run until we get an interrupt.
3261 if ($runnonstop) { # Disable until signal
3262 # If there's any call stack in place, turn off single
3263 # stepping into subs throughout the stack.
3264 for my $i (0 .. $stack_depth) {
3268 # And we are now no longer in single-step mode.
3271 # If we simply returned at this point, we wouldn't get
3272 # the trace info. Fall on through.
3274 } ## end if ($runnonstop)
3276 elsif ($ImmediateStop) {
3278 # We are supposed to stop here; XXX probably a break.
3279 $ImmediateStop = 0; # We've processed it; turn it off
3280 $signal = 1; # Simulate an interrupt to force
3281 # us into the command loop
3283 } ## end if ($single and not $second_time...
3285 # If we're in single-step mode, or an interrupt (real or fake)
3286 # has occurred, turn off non-stop mode.
3287 $runnonstop = 0 if $single or $signal;
3292 sub _my_print_lineinfo
3294 my ($self, $i, $incr_pos) = @_;
3297 # Print it indented if tracing is on.
3298 DB::print_lineinfo( ' ' x $stack_depth,
3299 "$i:\t$DB::dbline[$i]" . $self->after );
3302 DB::depth_print_lineinfo($self->explicit_stop, $incr_pos);
3307 return $DB::dbline[$line];
3311 my ($self, $letter) = @_;
3313 return ($DB::cmd eq $letter);
3316 sub _DB__grab_control
3320 # Yes, grab control.
3321 if ($slave_editor) {
3323 # Tell the editor to update its position.
3324 $self->position("\032\032${DB::filename}:$line:0\n");
3325 DB::print_lineinfo($self->position());
3330 Special check: if we're in package C<DB::fake>, we've gone through the
3331 C<END> block at least once. We set up everything so that we can continue
3332 to enter commands and have a valid context to be in.
3336 elsif ( $DB::package eq 'DB::fake' ) {
3338 # Fallen off the end already.
3343 DB::print_help(<<EOP);
3344 Debugged program terminated. Use B<q> to quit or B<R> to restart,
3345 use B<o> I<inhibit_exit> to avoid stopping after program termination,
3346 B<h q>, B<h R> or B<h o> to get additional info.
3349 # Set the DB::eval context appropriately.
3350 # At program termination disable any user actions.
3351 $DB::action = undef;
3353 $DB::package = 'main';
3354 $DB::usercontext = DB::_calc_usercontext($DB::package);
3355 } ## end elsif ($package eq 'DB::fake')
3359 If the program hasn't finished executing, we scan forward to the
3360 next executable line, print that out, build the prompt from the file and line
3361 number information, and print that.
3368 # Still somewhere in the midst of execution. Set up the
3370 $DB::sub =~ s/\'/::/; # Swap Perl 4 package separators (') to
3371 # Perl 5 ones (sorry, we don't print Klingon
3374 $self->prefix($DB::sub =~ /::/ ? "" : ($DB::package . '::'));
3375 $self->append_to_prefix( "$DB::sub(${DB::filename}:" );
3376 $self->after( $self->_curr_line =~ /\n$/ ? '' : "\n" );
3378 # Break up the prompt if it's really long.
3379 if ( length($self->prefix()) > 30 ) {
3380 $self->position($self->prefix . "$line):\n$line:\t" . $self->_curr_line . $self->after);
3382 $self->infix(":\t");
3385 $self->infix("):\t");
3387 $self->prefix . $line. $self->infix
3388 . $self->_curr_line . $self->after
3392 # Print current line info, indenting if necessary.
3393 $self->_my_print_lineinfo($line, $self->position);
3396 my $line_i = sub { return $DB::dbline[$i]; };
3398 # Scan forward, stopping at either the end or the next
3400 for ( $i = $line + 1 ; $i <= $DB::max && $line_i->() == 0 ; ++$i )
3403 # Drop out on null statements, block closers, and comments.
3404 last if $line_i->() =~ /^\s*[\;\}\#\n]/;
3406 # Drop out if the user interrupted us.
3409 # Append a newline if the line doesn't have one. Can happen
3410 # in eval'ed text, for instance.
3411 $self->after( $line_i->() =~ /\n$/ ? '' : "\n" );
3413 # Next executable line.
3414 my $incr_pos = $self->prefix . $i . $self->infix . $line_i->()
3416 $self->append_to_position($incr_pos);
3417 $self->_my_print_lineinfo($i, $incr_pos);
3418 } ## end for ($i = $line + 1 ; $i...
3419 } ## end else [ if ($slave_editor)
3424 sub _handle_t_command {
3427 my $levels = $self->cmd_args();
3429 if ((!length($levels)) or ($levels !~ /\D/)) {
3432 $DB::trace_to_depth = $levels ? $stack_depth + $levels : 1E9;
3433 print {$OUT} "Trace = "
3435 ? ( $levels ? "on (to level $DB::trace_to_depth)" : "on" )
3444 sub _handle_S_command {
3447 if (my ($print_all_subs, $should_reverse, $Spatt)
3448 = $self->cmd_args =~ /\A((!)?(.+))?\z/) {
3449 # $Spatt is the pattern (if any) to use.
3451 my $Srev = defined $should_reverse;
3452 # No args - print all subs.
3453 my $Snocheck = !defined $print_all_subs;
3455 # Need to make these sane here.
3459 # Search through the debugger's magical hash of subs.
3460 # If $nocheck is true, just print the sub name.
3461 # Otherwise, check it against the pattern. We then use
3462 # the XOR trick to reverse the condition as required.
3463 foreach $subname ( sort( keys %sub ) ) {
3464 if ( $Snocheck or $Srev ^ ( $subname =~ /$Spatt/ ) ) {
3465 print $OUT $subname, "\n";
3474 sub _handle_V_command_and_X_command {
3477 $DB::cmd =~ s/^X\b/V $DB::package/;
3479 # Bare V commands get the currently-being-debugged package
3481 if ($self->_is_full('V')) {
3482 $DB::cmd = "V $DB::package";
3485 # V - show variables in package.
3486 if (my ($new_packname, $new_vars_str) =
3487 $DB::cmd =~ /\AV\b\s*(\S+)\s*(.*)/) {
3489 # Save the currently selected filehandle and
3490 # force output to debugger's filehandle (dumpvar
3491 # just does "print" for output).
3492 my $savout = select($OUT);
3494 # Grab package name and variables to dump.
3495 $packname = $new_packname;
3496 my @vars = split( ' ', $new_vars_str );
3498 # If main::dumpvar isn't here, get it.
3499 do 'dumpvar.pl' || die $@ unless defined &main::dumpvar;
3500 if ( defined &main::dumpvar ) {
3502 # We got it. Turn off subroutine entry/exit messages
3503 # for the moment, along with return values.
3507 # must detect sigpipe failures - not catching
3508 # then will cause the debugger to die.
3512 defined $option{dumpDepth}
3513 ? $option{dumpDepth}
3514 : -1, # assume -1 unless specified
3519 # The die doesn't need to include the $@, because
3520 # it will automatically get propagated for us.
3522 die unless $@ =~ /dumpvar print failed/;
3524 } ## end if (defined &main::dumpvar)
3527 # Couldn't load dumpvar.
3528 print $OUT "dumpvar.pl not available.\n";
3531 # Restore the output filehandle, and go round again.
3539 sub _handle_dash_command {
3542 if ($self->_is_full('-')) {
3544 # back up by a window; go to 1 if back too far.
3545 $start -= $incr + $window + 1;
3546 $start = 1 if $start <= 0;
3547 $incr = $window - 1;
3549 # Generate and execute a "l +" command (handled below).
3550 $DB::cmd = 'l ' . ($start) . '+';
3556 sub _n_or_s_commands_generic {
3557 my ($self, $new_val) = @_;
3559 next CMD if DB::_DB__is_finished();
3561 # Single step, but don't enter subs.
3564 # Save for empty command (repeat last).
3565 $laststep = $DB::cmd;
3570 my ($self, $letter, $new_val) = @_;
3572 if ($self->_is_full($letter)) {
3573 $self->_n_or_s_commands_generic($new_val);
3576 $self->_n_or_s_and_arg_commands_generic($letter, $new_val);
3582 sub _handle_n_command {
3585 return $self->_n_or_s('n', 2);
3588 sub _handle_s_command {
3591 return $self->_n_or_s('s', 1);
3594 sub _handle_r_command {
3597 # r - return from the current subroutine.
3598 if ($self->_is_full('r')) {
3600 # Can't do anything if the program's over.
3601 next CMD if DB::_DB__is_finished();
3603 # Turn on stack trace.
3604 $stack[$stack_depth] |= 1;
3606 # Print return value unless the stack is empty.
3607 $doret = $option{PrintRet} ? $stack_depth - 1 : -2;
3614 sub _handle_T_command {
3617 if ($self->_is_full('T')) {
3618 DB::print_trace( $OUT, 1 ); # skip DB
3625 sub _handle_w_command {
3628 DB::cmd_w( 'w', $self->cmd_args() );
3634 sub _handle_W_command {
3637 if (my $arg = $self->cmd_args) {
3638 DB::cmd_W( 'W', $arg );
3645 sub _handle_rc_recall_command {
3648 # $rc - recall command.
3649 if (my ($minus, $arg) = $DB::cmd =~ m#\A$rc+\s*(-)?(\d+)?\z#) {
3651 # No arguments, take one thing off history.
3652 pop(@hist) if length($DB::cmd) > 1;
3654 # Relative (- found)?
3655 # Y - index back from most recent (by 1 if bare minus)
3656 # N - go to that particular command slot or the last
3657 # thing if nothing following.
3660 scalar($minus ? ( $#hist - ( $arg || 1 ) ) : ( $arg || $#hist ))
3663 # Pick out the command desired.
3664 $DB::cmd = $hist[$self->cmd_verb];
3666 # Print the command to be executed and restart the loop
3667 # with that command in the buffer.
3668 print {$OUT} $DB::cmd, "\n";
3675 sub _handle_rc_search_history_command {
3678 # $rc pattern $rc - find a command in the history.
3679 if (my ($arg) = $DB::cmd =~ /\A$rc([^$rc].*)\z/) {
3681 # Create the pattern to use.
3685 # Toss off last entry if length is >1 (and it always is).
3686 pop(@hist) if length($DB::cmd) > 1;
3690 # Look backward through the history.
3692 for ( $i = $#hist ; $i ; --$i ) {
3693 # Stop if we find it.
3694 last SEARCH_HIST if $hist[$i] =~ /$pat/;
3700 print $OUT "No such command!\n\n";
3704 # Found it. Put it in the buffer, print it, and process it.
3705 $DB::cmd = $hist[$i];
3706 print $OUT $DB::cmd, "\n";
3713 sub _handle_H_command {
3716 if ($self->cmd_args =~ m#\A\*#) {
3717 @hist = @truehist = ();
3718 print $OUT "History cleansed\n";
3722 if (my ($num) = $self->cmd_args =~ /\A(?:-(\d+))?/) {
3724 # Anything other than negative numbers is ignored by
3725 # the (incorrect) pattern, so this test does nothing.
3726 $end = $num ? ( $#hist - $num ) : 0;
3728 # Set to the minimum if less than zero.
3729 $hist = 0 if $hist < 0;
3731 # Start at the end of the array.
3732 # Stay in while we're still above the ending value.
3733 # Tick back by one each time around the loop.
3736 for ( $i = $#hist ; $i > $end ; $i-- ) {
3738 # Print the command unless it has no arguments.
3739 print $OUT "$i: ", $hist[$i], "\n"
3740 unless $hist[$i] =~ /^.?$/;
3749 sub _handle_doc_command {
3752 # man, perldoc, doc - show manual pages.
3754 = $DB::cmd =~ /\A(?:man|(?:perl)?doc)\b(?:\s+([^(]*))?\z/) {
3755 DB::runman($man_page);
3762 sub _handle_p_command {
3765 my $print_cmd = 'print {$DB::OUT} ';
3766 # p - print (no args): print $_.
3767 if ($self->_is_full('p')) {
3768 $DB::cmd = $print_cmd . '$_';
3771 # p - print the given expression.
3772 $DB::cmd =~ s/\Ap\b/$print_cmd /;
3778 sub _handle_equal_sign_command {
3781 if ($DB::cmd =~ s/\A=\s*//) {
3783 if ( length $DB::cmd == 0 ) {
3785 # No args, get current aliases.
3786 @keys = sort keys %alias;
3788 elsif ( my ( $k, $v ) = ( $DB::cmd =~ /^(\S+)\s+(\S.*)/ ) ) {
3790 # Creating a new alias. $k is alias name, $v is
3793 # can't use $_ or kill //g state
3794 for my $x ( $k, $v ) {
3796 # Escape "alarm" characters.
3800 # Substitute key for value, using alarm chars
3801 # as separators (which is why we escaped them in
3803 $alias{$k} = "s\a$k\a$v\a";
3805 # Turn off standard warn and die behavior.
3806 local $SIG{__DIE__};
3807 local $SIG{__WARN__};
3810 unless ( eval "sub { s\a$k\a$v\a }; 1" ) {
3812 # Nope. Bad alias. Say so and get out.
3813 print $OUT "Can't alias $k to $v: $@\n";
3818 # We'll only list the new one.
3820 } ## end elsif (my ($k, $v) = ($DB::cmd...
3822 # The argument is the alias to list.
3830 # Messy metaquoting: Trim the substitution code off.
3831 # We use control-G as the delimiter because it's not
3832 # likely to appear in the alias.
3833 if ( ( my $v = $alias{$k} ) =~ s
\as\a$k\a(.*)\a$
\a1
\a ) {
3836 print $OUT "$k\t= $1\n";
3838 elsif ( defined $alias{$k} ) {
3840 # Couldn't trim it off; just print the alias code.
3841 print $OUT "$k\t$alias{$k}\n";
3846 print "No alias for $k\n";
3848 } ## end for my $k (@keys)
3855 sub _handle_source_command {
3858 # source - read commands from a file (or pipe!) and execute.
3859 if (my $sourced_fn = $self->cmd_args) {
3860 if ( open my $fh, $sourced_fn ) {
3862 # Opened OK; stick it in the list of file handles.
3868 DB::_db_warn("Can't execute '$sourced_fn': $!\n");
3876 sub _handle_enable_disable_commands {
3879 my $which_cmd = $self->cmd_verb;
3880 my $position = $self->cmd_args;
3882 if ($position !~ /\s/) {
3883 my ($fn, $line_num);
3884 if ($position =~ m{\A\d+\z})
3886 $fn = $DB::filename;
3887 $line_num = $position;
3889 elsif (my ($new_fn, $new_line_num)
3890 = $position =~ m{\A(.*):(\d+)\z}) {
3891 ($fn, $line_num) = ($new_fn, $new_line_num);
3895 DB::_db_warn("Wrong spec for enable/disable argument.\n");
3899 if (DB::_has_breakpoint_data_ref($fn, $line_num)) {
3900 DB::_set_breakpoint_enabled_status($fn, $line_num,
3901 ($which_cmd eq 'enable' ? 1 : '')
3905 DB::_db_warn("No breakpoint set at ${fn}:${line_num}\n");
3915 sub _handle_save_command {
3918 if (my $new_fn = $self->cmd_args) {
3919 my $filename = $new_fn || '.perl5dbrc'; # default?
3920 if ( open my $fh, '>', $filename ) {
3922 # chomp to remove extraneous newlines from source'd files
3923 chomp( my @truelist =
3924 map { m/\A\s*(save|source)/ ? "#$_" : $_ }
3926 print {$fh} join( "\n", @truelist );
3927 print "commands saved in $filename\n";
3930 DB::_db_warn("Can't save debugger commands in '$new_fn': $!\n");
3938 sub _n_or_s_and_arg_commands_generic {
3939 my ($self, $letter, $new_val) = @_;
3941 # s - single-step. Remember the last command was 's'.
3942 if ($DB::cmd =~ s#\A\Q$letter\E\s#\$DB::single = $new_val;\n#) {
3943 $laststep = $letter;
3949 sub _handle_sh_command {
3952 # $sh$sh - run a shell command (if it's all ASCII).
3953 # Can't run shell commands with Unicode in the debugger, hmm.
3954 my $my_cmd = $DB::cmd;
3955 if ($my_cmd =~ m#\A$sh#gms) {
3957 if ($my_cmd =~ m#\G\z#cgms) {
3958 # Run the user's shell. If none defined, run Bourne.
3959 # We resume execution when the shell terminates.
3960 DB::_db_system( $ENV{SHELL} || "/bin/sh" );
3963 elsif ($my_cmd =~ m#\G$sh\s*(.*)#cgms) {
3968 elsif ($my_cmd =~ m#\G\s*(.*)#cgms) {
3969 DB::_db_system( $ENV{SHELL} || "/bin/sh", "-c", $1 );
3975 sub _handle_x_command {
3978 if ($DB::cmd =~ s#\Ax\b# #) { # Remainder gets done by DB::eval()
3979 $onetimeDump = 'dump'; # main::dumpvar shows the output
3981 # handle special "x 3 blah" syntax XXX propagate
3982 # doc back to special variables.
3983 if ( $DB::cmd =~ s#\A\s*(\d+)(?=\s)# #) {
3984 $onetimedumpDepth = $1;
3991 sub _handle_q_command {
3994 if ($self->_is_full('q')) {
4003 sub _handle_cmd_wrapper_commands {
4006 DB::cmd_wrapper( $self->cmd_verb, $self->cmd_args, $line );
4010 sub _handle_special_char_cmd_wrapper_commands {
4013 # All of these commands were remapped in perl 5.8.0;
4014 # we send them off to the secondary dispatcher (see below).
4015 if (my ($cmd_letter, $my_arg) = $DB::cmd =~ /\A([<>\{]{1,2})\s*(.*)/so) {
4016 DB::cmd_wrapper( $cmd_letter, $my_arg, $line );
4027 # The following code may be executed now:
4032 C<sub> is called whenever a subroutine call happens in the program being
4033 debugged. The variable C<$DB::sub> contains the name of the subroutine
4036 The core function of this subroutine is to actually call the sub in the proper
4037 context, capturing its output. This of course causes C<DB::DB> to get called
4038 again, repeating until the subroutine ends and returns control to C<DB::sub>
4039 again. Once control returns, C<DB::sub> figures out whether or not to dump the
4040 return value, and returns its captured copy of the return value as its own
4041 return value. The value then feeds back into the program being debugged as if
4042 C<DB::sub> hadn't been there at all.
4044 C<sub> does all the work of printing the subroutine entry and exit messages
4045 enabled by setting C<$frame>. It notes what sub the autoloader got called for,
4046 and also prints the return value if needed (for the C<r> command and if
4047 the 16 bit is set in C<$frame>).
4049 It also tracks the subroutine call depth by saving the current setting of
4050 C<$single> in the C<@stack> package global; if this exceeds the value in
4051 C<$deep>, C<sub> automatically turns on printing of the current depth by
4052 setting the C<4> bit in C<$single>. In any case, it keeps the current setting
4053 of stop/don't stop on entry to subs set as it currently is set.
4055 =head3 C<caller()> support
4057 If C<caller()> is called from the package C<DB>, it provides some
4058 additional data, in the following order:
4064 The package name the sub was in
4066 =item * C<$filename>
4068 The filename it was defined in
4072 The line number it was defined on
4074 =item * C<$subroutine>
4076 The subroutine name; C<(eval)> if an C<eval>().
4080 1 if it has arguments, 0 if not
4082 =item * C<$wantarray>
4084 1 if array context, 0 if scalar context
4086 =item * C<$evaltext>
4088 The C<eval>() text, if any (undefined for C<eval BLOCK>)
4090 =item * C<$is_require>
4092 frame was created by a C<use> or C<require> statement
4096 pragma information; subject to change between versions
4100 pragma information; subject to change between versions
4102 =item * C<@DB::args>
4104 arguments with which the subroutine was invoked
4112 # We need to fully qualify the name ("DB::sub") to make "use strict;"
4113 # happy. -- Shlomi Fish
4115 sub _indent_print_line_info {
4116 my ($offset, $str) = @_;
4118 print_lineinfo( ' ' x ($stack_depth - $offset), $str);
4123 sub _print_frame_message {
4127 if ($frame & 4) { # Extended frame entry message
4128 _indent_print_line_info(-1, "in ");
4130 # Why -1? But it works! :-(
4131 # Because print_trace will call add 1 to it and then call
4132 # dump_trace; this results in our skipping -1+1 = 0 stack frames
4135 # Now it's 0 because we extracted a function.
4136 print_trace( $LINEINFO, 0, 1, 1, "$sub$al" );
4139 _indent_print_line_info(-1, "entering $sub$al\n" );
4147 # lock ourselves under threads
4150 # Whether or not the autoloader was running, a scalar to put the
4151 # sub's return value in (if needed), and an array to put the sub's
4152 # return value in (if needed).
4153 my ( $al, $ret, @ret ) = "";
4154 if ($sub eq 'threads::new' && $ENV{PERL5DB_THREADED}) {
4155 print "creating new thread\n";
4158 # If the last ten characters are '::AUTOLOAD', note we've traced
4159 # into AUTOLOAD for $sub.
4160 if ( length($sub) > 10 && substr( $sub, -10, 10 ) eq '::AUTOLOAD' ) {
4162 $al = " for $$sub" if defined $$sub;
4165 # We stack the stack pointer and then increment it to protect us
4166 # from a situation that might unwind a whole bunch of call frames
4167 # at once. Localizing the stack pointer means that it will automatically
4168 # unwind the same amount when multiple stack frames are unwound.
4169 local $stack_depth = $stack_depth + 1; # Protect from non-local exits
4172 $#stack = $stack_depth;
4174 # Save current single-step setting.
4175 $stack[-1] = $single;
4177 # Turn off all flags except single-stepping.
4180 # If we've gotten really deeply recursed, turn on the flag that will
4181 # make us stop with the 'deep recursion' message.
4182 $single |= 4 if $stack_depth == $deep;
4184 # If frame messages are on ...
4186 _print_frame_message($al);
4187 # standard frame entry message
4189 my $print_exit_msg = sub {
4190 # Check for exit trace messages...
4193 if ($frame & 4) # Extended exit message
4195 _indent_print_line_info(0, "out ");
4196 print_trace( $LINEINFO, 0, 1, 1, "$sub$al" );
4200 _indent_print_line_info(0, "exited $sub$al\n" );
4206 # Determine the sub's return type, and capture appropriately.
4209 # Called in array context. call sub and capture output.
4210 # DB::DB will recursively get control again if appropriate; we'll come
4211 # back here when the sub is finished.
4217 # Pop the single-step value back off the stack.
4218 $single |= $stack[ $stack_depth-- ];
4220 $print_exit_msg->();
4222 # Print the return info if we need to.
4223 if ( $doret eq $stack_depth or $frame & 16 ) {
4225 # Turn off output record separator.
4227 my $fh = ( $doret eq $stack_depth ? $OUT : $LINEINFO );
4229 # Indent if we're printing because of $frame tracing.
4232 print {$fh} ' ' x $stack_depth;
4235 # Print the return value.
4236 print {$fh} "list context return from $sub:\n";
4237 dumpit( $fh, \@ret );
4239 # And don't print it again.
4241 } ## end if ($doret eq $stack_depth...
4242 # And we have to return the return value now.
4244 } ## end if (wantarray)
4248 if ( defined wantarray ) {
4250 # Save the value if it's wanted at all.
4255 # Void return, explicitly.
4260 # Pop the single-step value off the stack.
4261 $single |= $stack[ $stack_depth-- ];
4263 # If we're doing exit messages...
4264 $print_exit_msg->();
4266 # If we are supposed to show the return value... same as before.
4267 if ( $doret eq $stack_depth or $frame & 16 and defined wantarray ) {
4269 my $fh = ( $doret eq $stack_depth ? $OUT : $LINEINFO );
4270 print $fh ( ' ' x $stack_depth ) if $frame & 16;
4273 ? "scalar context return from $sub: "
4274 : "void context return from $sub\n"
4276 dumpit( $fh, $ret ) if defined wantarray;
4278 } ## end if ($doret eq $stack_depth...
4280 # Return the appropriate scalar value.
4282 } ## end else [ if (wantarray)
4289 # lock ourselves under threads
4292 # Whether or not the autoloader was running, a scalar to put the
4293 # sub's return value in (if needed), and an array to put the sub's
4294 # return value in (if needed).
4295 my ( $al, $ret, @ret ) = "";
4296 if ($sub =~ /^threads::new$/ && $ENV{PERL5DB_THREADED}) {
4297 print "creating new thread\n";
4300 # If the last ten characters are C'::AUTOLOAD', note we've traced
4301 # into AUTOLOAD for $sub.
4302 if ( length($sub) > 10 && substr( $sub, -10, 10 ) eq '::AUTOLOAD' ) {
4306 # We stack the stack pointer and then increment it to protect us
4307 # from a situation that might unwind a whole bunch of call frames
4308 # at once. Localizing the stack pointer means that it will automatically
4309 # unwind the same amount when multiple stack frames are unwound.
4310 local $stack_depth = $stack_depth + 1; # Protect from non-local exits
4313 $#stack = $stack_depth;
4315 # Save current single-step setting.
4316 $stack[-1] = $single;
4318 # Turn off all flags except single-stepping.
4319 # Use local so the single-step value is popped back off the
4321 local $single = $single & 1;
4323 # If we've gotten really deeply recursed, turn on the flag that will
4324 # make us stop with the 'deep recursion' message.
4325 $single |= 4 if $stack_depth == $deep;
4327 # If frame messages are on ...
4328 _print_frame_message($al);
4330 # call the original lvalue sub.
4334 # Abstracting common code from multiple places elsewhere:
4335 sub depth_print_lineinfo {
4336 my $always_print = shift;
4338 print_lineinfo( @_ ) if ($always_print or $stack_depth < $trace_to_depth);
4341 =head1 EXTENDED COMMAND HANDLING AND THE COMMAND API
4343 In Perl 5.8.0, there was a major realignment of the commands and what they did,
4344 Most of the changes were to systematize the command structure and to eliminate
4345 commands that threw away user input without checking.
4347 The following sections describe the code added to make it easy to support
4348 multiple command sets with conflicting command names. This section is a start
4349 at unifying all command processing to make it simpler to develop commands.
4351 Note that all the cmd_[a-zA-Z] subroutines require the command name, a line
4352 number, and C<$dbline> (the current line) as arguments.
4354 Support functions in this section which have multiple modes of failure C<die>
4355 on error; the rest simply return a false value.
4357 The user-interface functions (all of the C<cmd_*> functions) just output
4362 The C<%set> hash defines the mapping from command letter to subroutine
4365 C<%set> is a two-level hash, indexed by set name and then by command name.
4366 Note that trying to set the CommandSet to C<foobar> simply results in the
4367 5.8.0 command set being used, since there's no top-level entry for C<foobar>.
4376 'A' => 'pre580_null',
4378 'B' => 'pre580_null',
4379 'd' => 'pre580_null',
4382 'M' => 'pre580_null',
4384 'o' => 'pre580_null',
4390 '<' => 'pre590_prepost',
4391 '<<' => 'pre590_prepost',
4392 '>' => 'pre590_prepost',
4393 '>>' => 'pre590_prepost',
4394 '{' => 'pre590_prepost',
4395 '{{' => 'pre590_prepost',
4399 my %breakpoints_data;
4401 sub _has_breakpoint_data_ref {
4402 my ($filename, $line) = @_;
4405 exists( $breakpoints_data{$filename} )
4407 exists( $breakpoints_data{$filename}{$line} )
4411 sub _get_breakpoint_data_ref {
4412 my ($filename, $line) = @_;
4414 return ($breakpoints_data{$filename}{$line} ||= +{});
4417 sub _delete_breakpoint_data_ref {
4418 my ($filename, $line) = @_;
4420 delete($breakpoints_data{$filename}{$line});
4421 if (! scalar(keys( %{$breakpoints_data{$filename}} )) ) {
4422 delete($breakpoints_data{$filename});
4428 sub _set_breakpoint_enabled_status {
4429 my ($filename, $line, $status) = @_;
4431 _get_breakpoint_data_ref($filename, $line)->{'enabled'} =
4438 sub _enable_breakpoint_temp_enabled_status {
4439 my ($filename, $line) = @_;
4441 _get_breakpoint_data_ref($filename, $line)->{'temp_enabled'} = 1;
4446 sub _cancel_breakpoint_temp_enabled_status {
4447 my ($filename, $line) = @_;
4449 my $ref = _get_breakpoint_data_ref($filename, $line);
4451 delete ($ref->{'temp_enabled'});
4454 _delete_breakpoint_data_ref($filename, $line);
4460 sub _is_breakpoint_enabled {
4461 my ($filename, $line) = @_;
4463 my $data_ref = _get_breakpoint_data_ref($filename, $line);
4464 return ($data_ref->{'enabled'} || $data_ref->{'temp_enabled'});
4467 =head2 C<cmd_wrapper()> (API)
4469 C<cmd_wrapper()> allows the debugger to switch command sets
4470 depending on the value of the C<CommandSet> option.
4472 It tries to look up the command in the C<%set> package-level I<lexical>
4473 (which means external entities can't fiddle with it) and create the name of
4474 the sub to call based on the value found in the hash (if it's there). I<All>
4475 of the commands to be handled in a set have to be added to C<%set>; if they
4476 aren't found, the 5.8.0 equivalent is called (if there is one).
4478 This code uses symbolic references.
4485 my $dblineno = shift;
4487 # Assemble the command subroutine's name by looking up the
4488 # command set and command name in %set. If we can't find it,
4489 # default to the older version of the command.
4491 . ( $set{$CommandSet}{$cmd}
4492 || ( $cmd =~ /\A[<>{]+/o ? 'prepost' : $cmd ) );
4494 # Call the command subroutine, call it by name.
4495 return __PACKAGE__->can($call)->( $cmd, $line, $dblineno );
4496 } ## end sub cmd_wrapper
4498 =head3 C<cmd_a> (command)
4500 The C<a> command handles pre-execution actions. These are associated with a
4501 particular line, so they're stored in C<%dbline>. We default to the current
4502 line if none is specified.
4508 my $line = shift || ''; # [.|line] expr
4511 # If it's dot (here), or not all digits, use the current line.
4512 $line =~ s/\A\./$dbline/;
4514 # Should be a line number followed by an expression.
4515 if ( my ($lineno, $expr) = $line =~ /^\s*(\d*)\s*(\S.+)/ ) {
4517 if (! length($lineno)) {
4521 # If we have an expression ...
4522 if ( length $expr ) {
4524 # ... but the line isn't breakable, complain.
4525 if ( $dbline[$lineno] == 0 ) {
4527 "Line $lineno($dbline[$lineno]) does not have an action?\n";
4531 # It's executable. Record that the line has an action.
4532 $had_breakpoints{$filename} |= 2;
4534 # Remove any action, temp breakpoint, etc.
4535 $dbline{$lineno} =~ s/\0[^\0]*//;
4537 # Add the action to the line.
4538 $dbline{$lineno} .= "\0" . action($expr);
4540 _set_breakpoint_enabled_status($filename, $lineno, 1);
4542 } ## end if (length $expr)
4543 } ## end if ($line =~ /^\s*(\d*)\s*(\S.+)/)
4548 "Adding an action requires an optional lineno and an expression\n"
4553 =head3 C<cmd_A> (command)
4555 Delete actions. Similar to above, except the delete code is in a separate
4556 subroutine, C<delete_action>.
4562 my $line = shift || '';
4566 $line =~ s/^\./$dbline/;
4568 # Call delete_action with a null param to delete them all.
4569 # The '1' forces the eval to be true. It'll be false only
4570 # if delete_action blows up for some reason, in which case
4571 # we print $@ and get out.
4572 if ( $line eq '*' ) {
4573 if (! eval { _delete_all_actions(); 1 }) {
4579 # There's a real line number. Pass it to delete_action.
4580 # Error trapping is as above.
4581 elsif ( $line =~ /^(\S.*)/ ) {
4582 if (! eval { delete_action($1); 1 }) {
4588 # Swing and a miss. Bad syntax.
4591 "Deleting an action requires a line number, or '*' for all\n" ; # hint
4595 =head3 C<delete_action> (API)
4597 C<delete_action> accepts either a line number or C<undef>. If a line number
4598 is specified, we check for the line being executable (if it's not, it
4599 couldn't have had an action). If it is, we just take the action off (this
4600 will get any kind of an action, including breakpoints).
4604 sub _remove_action_from_dbline {
4607 $dbline{$i} =~ s/\0[^\0]*//; # \^a
4608 delete $dbline{$i} if $dbline{$i} eq '';
4613 sub _delete_all_actions {
4614 print {$OUT} "Deleting all actions...\n";
4616 for my $file ( keys %had_breakpoints ) {
4617 local *dbline = $main::{ '_<' . $file };
4620 for my $i (1 .. $max) {
4621 if ( defined $dbline{$i} ) {
4622 _remove_action_from_dbline($i);
4626 unless ( $had_breakpoints{$file} &= ~2 ) {
4627 delete $had_breakpoints{$file};
4637 if ( defined($i) ) {
4639 die "Line $i has no action .\n" if $dbline[$i] == 0;
4641 # Nuke whatever's there.
4642 _remove_action_from_dbline($i);
4645 _delete_all_actions();
4649 =head3 C<cmd_b> (command)
4651 Set breakpoints. Since breakpoints can be set in so many places, in so many
4652 ways, conditionally or not, the breakpoint code is kind of complex. Mostly,
4653 we try to parse the command type, and then shuttle it off to an appropriate
4654 subroutine to actually do the work of setting the breakpoint in the right
4661 my $line = shift; # [.|line] [cond]
4664 my $default_cond = sub {
4666 return length($cond) ? $cond : '1';
4669 # Make . the current line number if it's there..
4670 $line =~ s/^\.(\s|\z)/$dbline$1/;
4672 # No line number, no condition. Simple break on current line.
4673 if ( $line =~ /^\s*$/ ) {
4674 cmd_b_line( $dbline, 1 );
4677 # Break on load for a file.
4678 elsif ( my ($file) = $line =~ /^load\b\s*(.*)/ ) {
4683 # b compile|postpone <some sub> [<condition>]
4684 # The interpreter actually traps this one for us; we just put the
4685 # necessary condition in the %postponed hash.
4686 elsif ( my ($action, $subname, $cond)
4687 = $line =~ /^(postpone|compile)\b\s*([':A-Za-z_][':\w]*)\s*(.*)/ ) {
4689 # De-Perl4-ify the name - ' separators to ::.
4690 $subname =~ s/'/::/g;
4692 # Qualify it into the current package unless it's already qualified.
4693 $subname = "${package}::" . $subname unless $subname =~ /::/;
4695 # Add main if it starts with ::.
4696 $subname = "main" . $subname if substr( $subname, 0, 2 ) eq "::";
4698 # Save the break type for this sub.
4699 $postponed{$subname} = (($action eq 'postpone')
4700 ? ( "break +0 if " . $default_cond->($cond) )
4702 } ## end elsif ($line =~ ...
4703 # b <filename>:<line> [<condition>]
4704 elsif (my ($filename, $line_num, $cond)
4705 = $line =~ /\A(\S+[^:]):(\d+)\s*(.*)/ms) {
4706 cmd_b_filename_line(
4709 (length($cond) ? $cond : '1'),
4712 # b <sub name> [<condition>]
4713 elsif ( my ($new_subname, $new_cond) =
4714 $line =~ /^([':A-Za-z_][':\w]*(?:\[.*\])?)\s*(.*)/ ) {
4717 $subname = $new_subname;
4718 cmd_b_sub( $subname, $default_cond->($new_cond) );
4721 # b <line> [<condition>].
4722 elsif ( my ($line_n, $cond) = $line =~ /^(\d*)\s*(.*)/ ) {
4724 # Capture the line. If none, it's the current line.
4725 $line = $line_n || $dbline;
4728 cmd_b_line( $line, $default_cond->($cond) );
4731 # Line didn't make sense.
4733 print "confused by line($line)?\n";
4739 =head3 C<break_on_load> (API)
4741 We want to break when this file is loaded. Mark this file in the
4742 C<%break_on_load> hash, and note that it has a breakpoint in
4743 C<%had_breakpoints>.
4749 $break_on_load{$file} = 1;
4750 $had_breakpoints{$file} |= 1;
4753 =head3 C<report_break_on_load> (API)
4755 Gives us an array of filenames that are set to break on load. Note that
4756 only files with break-on-load are in here, so simply showing the keys
4761 sub report_break_on_load {
4762 sort keys %break_on_load;
4765 =head3 C<cmd_b_load> (command)
4767 We take the file passed in and try to find it in C<%INC> (which maps modules
4768 to files they came from). We mark those files for break-on-load via
4769 C<break_on_load> and then report that it was done.
4777 # This is a block because that way we can use a redo inside it
4778 # even without there being any looping structure at all outside it.
4781 # Save short name and full path if found.
4783 push @files, $::INC{$file} if $::INC{$file};
4785 # Tack on .pm and do it again unless there was a '.' in the name
4787 $file .= '.pm', redo unless $file =~ /\./;
4790 # Do the real work here.
4791 break_on_load($_) for @files;
4793 # All the files that have break-on-load breakpoints.
4794 @files = report_break_on_load;
4796 # Normalize for the purposes of our printing this.
4799 print $OUT "Will stop on load of '@files'.\n";
4800 } ## end sub cmd_b_load
4802 =head3 C<$filename_error> (API package global)
4804 Several of the functions we need to implement in the API need to work both
4805 on the current file and on other files. We don't want to duplicate code, so
4806 C<$filename_error> is used to contain the name of the file that's being
4807 worked on (if it's not the current one).
4809 We can now build functions in pairs: the basic function works on the current
4810 file, and uses C<$filename_error> as part of its error message. Since this is
4811 initialized to C<"">, no filename will appear when we are working on the
4814 The second function is a wrapper which does the following:
4820 Localizes C<$filename_error> and sets it to the name of the file to be processed.
4824 Localizes the C<*dbline> glob and reassigns it to point to the file we want to process.
4828 Calls the first function.
4830 The first function works on the I<current> file (i.e., the one we changed to),
4831 and prints C<$filename_error> in the error message (the name of the other file)
4832 if it needs to. When the functions return, C<*dbline> is restored to point
4833 to the actual current file (the one we're executing in) and
4834 C<$filename_error> is restored to C<"">. This restores everything to
4835 the way it was before the second function was called at all.
4837 See the comments in C<breakable_line> and C<breakable_line_in_file> for more
4844 use vars qw($filename_error);
4845 $filename_error = '';
4847 =head3 breakable_line(from, to) (API)
4849 The subroutine decides whether or not a line in the current file is breakable.
4850 It walks through C<@dbline> within the range of lines specified, looking for
4851 the first line that is breakable.
4853 If C<$to> is greater than C<$from>, the search moves forwards, finding the
4854 first line I<after> C<$to> that's breakable, if there is one.
4856 If C<$from> is greater than C<$to>, the search goes I<backwards>, finding the
4857 first line I<before> C<$to> that's breakable, if there is one.
4861 sub breakable_line {
4863 my ( $from, $to ) = @_;
4865 # $i is the start point. (Where are the FORTRAN programs of yesteryear?)
4868 # If there are at least 2 arguments, we're trying to search a range.
4871 # $delta is positive for a forward search, negative for a backward one.